In the autumn of the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an (219), Guan Yu led an army to attack Fancheng, but was secretly attacked by Sun Quan in the rear, and Guan Yu was soon defeated. Liu Bei resented that Liu Feng and Meng Da, who were in Shangyong, did not send troops to rescue, resulting in Guan Yu being killed, and Meng Da was very frightened, quickly surrendered to Cao Wei, and ran away.
Before Meng Da ran away, he also wrote a letter to persuade Liu Feng to go with him, but Liu Feng did not want to betray Liu Bei, and later, Zhuge Liang suggested that Liu Bei take this opportunity to get rid of Liu Feng, so Liu Bei let Liu Feng commit suicide.
After Meng Da surrendered to Cao Wei, he was valued by Cao Pi, who made Meng Da the General of ShanQi Changshi and Jianwu, and the Marquis of Pingyang Ting. This is not to mention, Cao Pi combined the three counties of Fangling, Shangyong, and Xicheng to form Xincheng County, and let Meng Da serve as the Taishou of Xincheng.
The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Feng's Biography, records that Emperor Wen of Wei's posture of Shanda was talented and contemplative, and he thought that he was a general of The Scattered Horse and a Jianwu general, and was enfeoffed as the Marquis of Pingyang Pavilion. The three counties of Hefangling, Shangyong and Xicheng are Xincheng County, and the three counties of Hefangling are the new city of Taishou.
It can be said that after Meng Da surrendered to Cao Pi, Cao Pi treated Meng Da very favorably, and gave Meng Da a great official position, and there were many benefits, Meng Da was under Liu Bei, perhaps barely surviving, but under Cao Pi's hands, he was rich and oily, and he soared.
So, it is worth noting that why does Cao Pi attach so much importance to Meng Da? What qualifications did Meng Da have to let Cao Pi treat him so kindly?
There are several reasons for this.
First, Meng Da surrendered to Cao Wei and went with his subordinates.
That is to say, Meng Da took his troops and defected to Cao Wei.
How many people did Meng Da bring?
According to historical records, Meng Da brought more than 4,000 subordinates.
The Wei Luo records that more than 4,000 families led by Yan Kang in the first year of The Year of Yan Kang returned to Wei.
These four thousand soldiers and horses are not many, but they are not many, which means that during the war, the military strength of the two sides, with four thousand more men and horses, there will be more advantages.
Four thousand men and horses can form a vanguard force, and it is enough to take the lead.
Meng Da brought the assets of four thousand people and horses, and took a stake in Cao Pi's company, which more or less gave a little say.
Second, when Meng Dalai surrendered, Cao Pi sent someone to inspect Meng Da, and the people who inspected him told Cao Pi that Meng Da was a talent and had the talent of a general.
Even, he also praised Meng Da for having the talent of Qing Xiang, that is to say, Meng Da's ability is very strong, and he can go in and out of the phase.
The Wei Liu records that emperor Wen was on the throne at the beginning of his reign, and that he knew that there was a reach, that he heard of his comings, and that he was very pleased, so that the nobles had the insight to look at it, and also known as "the talent of the general", or "the instrument of the Qing Phase", Wang Yiqinda.
Of course, there is a certain exaggeration in this, perhaps the person who inspected took a bribe from Meng Da, but it can be noted that Cao Pi is not a fool, and the person who investigates may not be able to easily fool Cao Pi.
Meng Da's talent, or some, at least military ability, is worth affirming.
Later, Cao Pi also personally inspected Meng Da and met with Meng Da.
The history books record that Cao Pi invited Meng Da to his own small regent and went in and out with himself, which was enough to show the importance he attached to Meng Da, and other close ministers could not compare.
The "Wei Liu" records: Da has reached the end of the world, entered the idle and elegant, and only then did he argue with people, and the crowd belonged to the eye. The king came out, took the small dragon, held the hand, and stroked his back: "Qing de Wuwei Liu Bei assassin evil? "So with the same load.
After Cao Pi's death, Meng Da lost his patron, many people were jealous of Meng Da and wanted to do harm, Meng Da had no sense of security, and he had the idea of surrendering to Shu Han.
This sensitive information was soon learned by Zhuge Liang, who was overjoyed and immediately sent someone to secretly contact Meng Da to plot against Meng Da and use it for his own use.
However, people are not as good as heavenly calculations, Meng Da was careless, leaked the news, was learned by Sima Yi, Sima Yi did not have time to report to the emperor, immediately led troops to surround and suppress, and soon Meng Da was defeated and killed.
In this way, Meng Da was capricious and lost his life.