Campaigns and Death
Ding Desun becomes one of the leaders of the Liangshan infantry after the Grand Assembly. He follows the heroes on their campaigns against the Liao invaders and southern rebel forces after they have been granted amnesty by the emperor. During the Fang La campaign, Ding Desun follows Lu Junyi to attack the enemy city of Shezhou (present-day She County, Anhui). They lose the battle and are forced to retreat. Zhu Wu predicts that Fang La's forces will launch a sneak attack that night and suggests that they wait in ambush for the enemy. Zhu Wu's prediction proves right and the Liangshan forces score a major victory over Fang La's forces in the ensuing battle. Ding Desun is bitten by a venomous snake in the bushes and dies from poisoning.
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