Nguyễn Phúc Dương escaped and fled to Gia Dinh (mordern-day Ho Chi Minh City) in 1776, Lý Tài betrayed Tay Son army in the same time. He installed Dương as the new Nguyen lord, and was granted a title named Bảo giá đại tướng quân (, the great general who escorts the king) by Dương.
