Ding Desun

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Ding De-sun (丁得孙) is a character in the epic Chinese tale the Water Margin.

Ding Desun was Zhang Qing's loyal servant, alongside Gong Wang. His face and neck was covered with battle scars, thus earning him the nickname 'Arrow-shot tiger' (中箭虎). He excelled in martial arts as well just like Gong Wang and few were his match.

When the Liangshan heroes led by Lu Junyi attacked Dongchangfu, they were severely defeated by Zhang Qing and even after Song Jiang came with reinforcements, the Liangshan heroes still could not win Zhang Qing. Zhang Qing defeated about fifteen of Liangshan's top generals. Eventually, Ding Desun was trapped by Lu Fang and Guo Sheng, then, Yan Qing fired an arrow which hit Ding's horse, and the wounded horse threw Ding to the ground. Lu and Guo then easily captured Ding. In the end, Zhang Qing was subdued by the Liangshan heroes and he agreed to join the Liangshan band. Ding Desun and Gong Wang also joined the band as well.

Ding Desun became one of the leaders of the Liangshan infantry and 72 Earthly Warriors. After the heroes had obtained amnesty from the emperor, Ding followed them on their campaigns against the Liao Tartars and southern rebels. During the Fang La campaign, Ding followed Lu Junyi to attack Wengzhou, but lost the battle and had to retreat. Zhu Wu devised a strategy and told the heroes to lie in ambush in their camp, as he expected Fang La's forces to launch a sneak attack at night. Truly, Zhu's prediction was right and the Liangshan heroes scored a great victory against Fang La's troops. Ding Desun was bitten by a poisonous snake in the bushes and died shortly afterwards from poisoning.

Water Margin characters
Founding Father
Chao Gai
36 Heavenly Spirits
Song Jiang | Lu Junyi | Wu Yong | Gongsun Sheng | Guan Sheng | Lin Chong | Qin Ming | Huyuan Zhuo | Hua Rong | Chai Jin | Li Ying | Zhu Tong | Lu Zhishen | Wu Song | Dong Ping | Zhang Qing | Yang Zhi | Xu Ning | Suo Chao | Dai Zhong | Liu Tang | Li Kui | Shi Jin | Mu Hong | Lei Heng | Li Jun | Ruan Xiaoer | Zhang Heng | Ruan Xiaowu | Zhang Shun | Ruan Xiaoqi | Yang Xiong | Shi Xiu | Xie Zhen | Xie Bao | Yan Qing
72 Earthly Fiends

Zhu Wu | Huang Xin | Sun Li | Xuan Zan | Hao Si-wen | Han Tao | Peng Qi | Shan Ting-gui | Wei Ding-guo | Xiao Rang | Pei Xuan | Ou Peng | Deng Fei | Yan Shun | Yang Lin | Ling Zhen | Jiang Jing | Lu Fang | Guo Sheng | An Dao-quan | Huangfu Duan | Wang Ying | Hu San Niang | Bao Xu | Pan Rui | Kong Ming | Kong Liang | Xiang Chong | Li Gun | Jin Da-jian | Ma Lin | Tong Wei | Tong Meng | Meng Kang | Hou Jian | Chen Da | Yang Chun | Zheng Tian-shou | Tao Zong-wang | Song Qing | Yue He | Gong Wang | Ding De-sun | Mu Chun | Cao Zheng | Song Wan | Du Qian | Xue Yong | Shi En | Li Zhong | Zhou Tong | Tang Long | Du Xing | Zou Yuan | Zou Run | Zhu Gui | Zhu Fu | Cai Fu | Cai Qing | Li Li | Li Yun | Jiao Ting | Shi Yong | Sun Xin | Gu Dasao | Zhang Qing | Sun Er Niang | Wang Ding-liu | Yu Bao-si | Bai Sheng | Shi Qian | Duan Jing-zhu


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