Tang Long recommends that his cousin Xu Ning could beat Huyan's cavalry with his expertise in hooked lance.
After being trained by Xu, who is recruited through an elaborate trick, the hooked lancer squad of Liangshan fell the cavalry of Huayan routing his force.
He participates in the campaigns against the Liao invaders and rebel forces in Song territory following amnesty from Emperor Huizong for Liangshan.
In the attack on Changzhou in the campaign against Fang La, Han Tao fights the enemy commander Gao Keli.
He falls off his steed when Gao hits him in the face with an arrow, thereupon he is killed by the latter's comrade Zhang Jinren, who spears him in his throat.