It was evident when they ran towards the forest that Brian was a warrior, while Yang Yi was just an ordinary man.
Yes, Yang Yi was quite capable in combat, but only in hand-to-hand fighting.
A super, super, super, super skilled expert couldn't defeat a child with a handgun; this is the progress of the times, a generational gap, the overwhelming power of firearms over martial arts experts. Simply put, no matter how fast you are, you're not faster than a regular person pulling the trigger, and no matter how skilled, you can't go against the trend.
In prison, Zhang Yong hadn't taught Yang Yi how to fight a war. He taught him a lot, but as for fighting a war, talking wasn't enough, nor was theorizing behind closed doors. Even if you couldn't learn in real combat, you still needed a setting close to it.