 During the Second Zhili–Fengtian War in 1924 he commanded the Fengtian 11th Infantry Division.In 1926 he was appointed to command Fengtian's 12th Army and given the chairmanship of the government of Rehe, which he was to hold from April 5, 1926, to July 1932.After the Chinese reunification at the end of the Northern Expedition, Tang was confirmed in his control of Rehe by the Kuomintang and made governor and commander of the 36th Division.