Yang Ang

Yang Ang (onoyomi Yō Kō) is a general of Zhang Lu. He fought against Cao Cao at Yangping Gate and presumably died defending the pass.

Roles in Games
Yang Ang first appears in Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends at Jia Meng Gate, where he, Yang Ren, and Yang Song defend the forts blocking access to Zhang Lu. Ang defends the center fortress guarding his lord. He also appears at Yang Ping Gate, guarding the eastern passage towards the actual Yang Ping Gate. When the Wei forces reach him, Shu officers Li Yan and Lei Tong arrive as reinforcements. In Dynasty Warriors 7 Yang Ang returns for Yangping Gate, this time defending the fort directly forth of the Wei forces base. Within the Xtreme Legends expansion, Zhang Lu's side of the battle can be fought and here Yang Ang stays in the main base, defending Zhang Lu.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms portrays Yang Ang as one of Zhang Lu's generals. Military-wise, he is decent with his Leadership and War stats in the high 60s to low 70s. His other stats, however, fall short. With Domestic and Politic stats around the mid 30s to low 40s, he is not very good at maintaining or expanding infrastructure.

In Sangokushi Eiketsuden, he served as enemy under Zhang Lu. His unit as catapult and he have role at Jia Meng Gate.

Historical Information
Yang Ang was first mentioned as part of the military forces Ma Chao borrowed from Zhang Lu in 213. Ma Chao intended to attack Ji Castle in Liang Province in order to begin reclaiming the province that had been loosely united under his father. Yang Ang helped to capture Ji Castle and it's governor Wei Kang. Ang was ordered by Ma Chao to execute Wei Kang, which led to Yang Fu and other officials who had surrendered to instead rise up in rebellion against Ma Chao and Zhang Lu's forces. upon their defeat, Ma Chao accompanied Yang Ang back to Zhang Lu's Hanzhong, with Ma Chao becoming a general under Zhang Lu.

During Liu Bei's conquering of Yi Province, it is thought that Yang Ang was among the generals at Jiameng Gate who were squared off against Huo Jun until Ma Chao defected to Liu Bei's side. Ang's presence is not certain as there is confusion about names of the officers present. What is more certain, however, is that in 215 Zhang Lu sent Yang Ang to shore up the defenses at Yangping Gate. He was sent to that pass because Cao Cao was preparing to campaign against Zhang Lu and capture Hanzhong. Zhang Lu had is younger brother Zhang Wei accompany Yang Ang, an and the two began setting up earthen blockades against Cao Cao's forces. These defenses initially held, but when Cao Cao launched a night assault, Yang Ang and Zhang Wei were caught off guard. Some of Cao Cao's forces accidentally stumbled upon Zhang Wei's camp and overwhelmed his forces, forcing him to flee. As the last defender, Yang Ang was overcome by Cao Cao's generals, Gao Zuo and Xie Piao.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Yang Ang makes his only appearance in the novel in Chapter 67, where his actions mirror history fairly closely. He accompanies Zhang Wei and Yang Ren to defend Yangping Pass. They find initial success when by attacking Xiahou Yuan and Zhang He's camp while their forces were still exhausted from marching to the pass, crushing the Wei vanguard. Yang Ang and his comrades proceed to dig in, causing Cao Cao to feign a retreat. This trick draws Yang Ang out against Yang Ren's advice. As it happened, the day proved quite foggy, and Yang Ang's forces were forced to fortify the roadway and wait out the fog, as it is described as so think that the soldiers couldn't see one another's faces. While waiting out the fog, Xiahou Yuan managed to accidentally locate Yang Ang's camp and capture it from its few remaining defenders. Ang missed Yang Ran's attempt to retake the camp, arriving long after Ran and Zhang Wei had to retreat. Yang Ang was caught between Xiahou Yuan's forces and Cao Cao's forces, finally falling at Zhang He's hands. When Zhang Lu threatened to execute Yang Ren for his failure, Yang Ren shifted the blame to Yang Ang for disregarding his advice.