When the situation in Wei became more and more tense, Shu Han naturally received the news.

Liu Chan in Chengdu City has received many letters from Wei Yan and other generals asking for battle. It is hoped that when Wu launched a large-scale northern expedition, the Han Dynasty also launched a war against Wei at the same time.

Liu Chan has a deep obsession with the Han Zhongxing, since Fei Yi came back from Lanzhou before the Chinese New Year and brought back the news of Jiang Wei's support for the Northern Expedition, Liu Chan has been itching very much, sharpening his knife and wanting the Northern Expedition.

In February, when Zhang Xue led 5,000 Wudang Fei Army, plus 3,000 Southern Barbarian elites led by Liang Qian went north to Liangzhou, passing through Chengdu on the way, he received Liu Chan in person.

Liu Chan warmly entertained Zhang Xue and Liang Qian, in addition to commending their achievements in Southern Neutrality, he also instructed Zhang Xue that this time he went north, he must urge Jiang Wei to start the Northern Expedition as soon as possible.

It didn't take long for the news of the all-out attack on Cao Wei by Eastern Wu to Chengdu, which made Liu Chan even more excited, he didn't expect that Wu could achieve such great results, Eastern Wu could, Jiang Wei must also be able to, so Liu Chan gave Jiang Wei a will, requiring Jiang Wei to start a war against Wei within three months.

At the beginning of March, Zhang Xu's 5,000 Wudang Flying Army and Liang Qian's 3,000 Southern Barbarian elites all arrived in Lanzhou. Liu Chan's decree that Jiang Wei must launch a war against Wei within three months also arrived almost at the same time.

Jiang Wei saw that after the arrival of Wudang Feiju and the five thousand Nanban elites, he felt more confident, so he immediately ordered to gather all the generals under his command, and he said that in accordance with the requirements of Liu Chan's holy decree, he would launch an operation against Wei in March.

In mid-March, the news that Eastern Wu successively captured Xiangyang and Jiangxia and completely destroyed Cao Wei's Jingzhou sailors also reached Lanzhou.

Jiang Wei took the opportunity to hold a meeting to discuss the next combat matters.

In the conference hall of Lanzhou, a group of core officials from the Liangzhou Thorn History Mansion gathered, including Yang Yi, Xu Miao, and Cheng Yi; Wu has Ma Dai, Zhang Xu, Liao Hua, Fu Yan, Pan Ping, Zhuge Zhan, Liang Xu and Liang Qian brothers, as well as Oh He Yaoge and Liu Bao.

Even the new Yongzhou assassin Wu Yi was also invited to participate in this military meeting, after all, Emperor Liu Chan had appointed Jiang Wei as the governor of Yongliang, and Wu Yi was also subject to Jiang Wei's control.

This time, Jiang Wei did not invite Guan Yinping and Hua Wei to participate in the military meeting, after all, the two ladies were pregnant for three months and were in the critical period of raising a baby, and they needed to recuperate, so they did not need to participate in combat missions for the time being.

As for the 3,000 Eastern Wu soldiers under Guan Yinping, Jiang Wei directly handed them over to Pan Ping alone, which can be regarded as giving Pan Ping the opportunity to lead the army alone. And Hua Yan now has 5,000 Nanban elites in Liangzhou, and after discussing with Hua Man, all of them were handed over to Commander Zhuge Zhan.

Liang Qian was transferred to Liangzhou and returned to Jiang Wei's command again, both excited and a little disappointed, excited that he had the opportunity to fight on the battlefield again and make contributions; What is lost is that his brother Liang Xu has independently commanded the most elite Qilin army under Jiang Wei, and he is still a bare-bones commander.

At the beginning of the meeting, Jiang Wei specially arranged for Yang Yi to find someone to draw a huge map and hang it on the wall in the hall, he asked everyone to gather, and then stood under the huge map and said to everyone:

"Ladies and gentlemen, Your Majesty ordered us to launch a campaign against Wei in March this year, which shows that Your Majesty's determination to recover Yongliang and Zhongxing Han is very resolute, so this general convened a military meeting today to work with you to draw up a detailed battle plan for this campaign. General Ben first explained to you the operational objectives of this year, and the goal of our army this year is to take Yongliang and recapture Chang'an. ”

"Take Yongliang and recapture Chang'an?"

Everyone was surprised, although everyone knew that Chang'an was the former capital of the Han Dynasty, but no one felt that the Han army was currently capable of truly recapturing Chang'an, and many people felt that it was already difficult to conquer Tianshui and other places, let alone recapture Chang'an?

So in the hall, everyone couldn't help but talk about each other.

"Silence!" Changshi Yang Yi shouted loudly.

The people in the hall quieted down a little.

Jiang Wei saw that everyone's eyes were a little puzzled, so he said:

"Do you think that Chang'an is a giant city in the world, very close to Luoyang, the capital of Cao Wei, the city is strong, and there are many heavy troops, it is impossible to take it within a year, right?"

Although everyone didn't say it, their expressions were very honest, and indeed, everyone didn't dare to believe it.

For so many years, Zhuge Liang has been on the Northern Expedition, and the goal of the Northern Expedition has always been Chang'an, but Zhuge Liang has always adopted the steady and steady tactics, and has never set the ultimate goal of the Northern Expedition directly in Chang'an, only Wei Yan once proposed the Meridian Valley Conspiracy and set the goal directly in Chang'an, but Zhuge Liang directly vetoed it.

There have been many debates within Shu Han about this matter, but the vast majority of people support Zhuge Liang's approach, the reason is very simple, the Meridian Valley conspiracy is too risky, if it fails, it will be the end of the whole army, with Zhuge Liang's witty and steady character, he will not take this risk.

Seeing that everyone was worried, Jiang Wei said with a smile:

"Ladies and gentlemen, a few of you followed General Ben all the way from Jiaozhou, and there are many more people who followed General Ben to recover Longxi step by step and take Liangzhou. General Ben asked you, Before that, do you think that General Ben can take Jiaozhou so quickly, and can take Liangzhou so quickly? ”

Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, they are all embarrassed to speak, Zhuge Zhan is young and vigorous, and said with a smile:

"Brother Boyo, I followed you all the way to the north and south, to tell the truth, when I first followed you out of Chengdu, I never dreamed that in such a short period of time, my Han could have such a big change, the whole situation, the entire national fortune of the Han Dynasty, seems to have undergone earth-shaking changes, now looking back, it is like a dream."

When Zhuge Zhan said this, everyone agreed.

"Yes, yes, if you think about it, we really didn't think we could achieve such a result before."

"Yes, what's the point of us being afraid of that? Why don't you set your goals higher and achieve them? ”

"Not bad! Aim high! ”

“……”

Everyone was talking, and the atmosphere in the whole hall gradually became lively, and everyone's frowning brows gradually relaxed.

"Silence!"

Changshi Yang Yi once again stopped everyone's discussion.

Jiang Wei immediately cleared his throat and said:

"As you said, it is true that since the death of my mentor Zhuge Kong Mingxian, my Han is poor and weak, and it is not easy to hold Yizhou, but the so-called Tianxingjian, the gentleman is constantly striving for self-improvement, the more critical the autumn of survival, the more my generation should work hard and redouble the efforts of the Zhongxing Han!"

Jiang Wei pointed at Chang'an on the map with the wooden stick in his hand and said:

"Everyone, imagine what a glorious moment it would be if our army captured Chang'an and announced to the world that the Han Dynasty would restore the capital of Chang'an?"