The first thing to explain is that Zhou Cang is a fictional character in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and there is no such person in history.
Zhou Cang, tall and burly, is a black-faced and bearded Kansai han. In the rendition, he was originally a subordinate of Zhang Bao, a general of the Yellow Turban Thieves. After Zhang Bao was killed, Zhou Cang and a man named Pei Yuanshao fled to Woniu Mountain, where they fell into the grass and made a living by robbing.
Later, Guan Yu passed five levels and slashed six generals, and when he was about to pass through Woniu Mountain, he happened to encounter Zhou Cang. Zhou Cangsu heard of Guan Yu's loyalty and bravery, so he took the initiative to follow him. Since then, Zhou Cang has been staying by Guan Yu's side, doing his best and being loyal. After Guan Yu defeated Maicheng, he was killed by Pan Zhang's general Ma Zhong in Linfeng, and Zhou Cang immediately committed suicide. Therefore, Zhou Cang is known as "
The first loyal man in the world
Together with Guan Yu, he was admired and loved by the world.
Zhou Cang, first appearing in the rendition, is in the twenty-eighth time:
The Caiyang brothers dispelled the doubts of juyi, the chief minister of the ancient city.
At that time, Guan Yu passed through five levels and beheaded six generals, took Liu Bei's family members, and went all the way to a place. Suddenly, Guan Yu came across a masked thief, only to see the man wrapped in a yellow scarf. The Yellow Turbans threatened:
"I am General Zhang Jiaobu of the Heavenly Gong, so I will quickly leave your Red Rabbit Horse behind, otherwise I will never spare you!"
Guan Yu smiled and said:
"Do you know who I am?" Do the three brothers Liu, Guan and Zhang know? How dare you, an ignorant maniac, rob my red rabbit horse? ”
The Yellow Turban did not believe it and questioned Guan Yu, saying that he knew that Guan Yu was a red-faced and yellow-bearded person. After Guan Yu heard this, he immediately exposed his long hair. When the Yellow Turban took a look, he immediately rolled his saddle and fell off his horse.
Immediately afterward, Guan Yu learned that the Yellow Turban was Guo Chang's son, and then learned about Pei Yuanshao through him, and learned about Zhou Cang through Pei Yuanshao. Pei Yuanshao introduced Zhou Cang like this:
Twenty miles away, there is a lying cow mountain. There is a Kansai man on the mountain, surnamed Zhou, mingcang, two arms with a thousand pounds of strength, plate ribs and beard, described as very great; originally under the Yellow Turban Zhang Bao as a general, Zhang Bao died, Xiaoju mountain forest.
It can be seen that Zhou Cang's arm strength is very large, his ribs are bearded, his appearance is strange, and he knows that he is a fierce warrior at a glance.
As soon as Guan Yu heard this, he asked Pei Yuanshao to tell Zhou Cang, hoping that they would do their own thing and not do evil again. Unexpectedly, at this time, Zhou Cang appeared. Zhou Cang admired Guan Yu for a long time and begged him to keep himself, even if he went to tang to fight the fire. Guan Yu accepted Zhou Cang after informing the two wives of Gan Mi. Pei Yuanshao needed to lead the old department, so he parted ways.
So, what about Zhou Cang's martial arts in the rendition? How many places can he rank?
I think Zhou Cang's kung fu is average, it must be after these 24 people, maybe even these 2 people can not be compared.
In the following, I will analyze it from the record of the interpretation as follows.
First of all, Zhou Cang was not a famous general in the Three Kingdoms, and if there was no Guan Yu, he would probably not be known.
There are many people who say that in order to avenge Pei Yuanshao, Zhou Cang fought with Zhao Yun, although he was seriously injured, he was able to escape safely, which shows that he is good at martial arts. The relevant descriptions in the speech are as follows:
Cangbu was not angry, and fought with the general, and he won several times in a row, and was shot three times.
In fact, Zhao Yun was not unable to kill Zhou Cang, he just didn't want to kill him. The reason was simple, Pei Yuanshao just wanted to shoot Zhao Yun's horse, and Zhao Yun killed him in order to regain the horse. Even if Zhao Yun was reasonable, he should never kill Pei Yuanshao and take his life. After Zhao Yun killed Pei Yuanshao, he knew that he was in a bad position, so he would definitely not give a cruel hand to Zhou Cang, who had come to seek revenge, but only after beating him seriously, he would not end the matter. In addition, Zhao Yun was also a loyal and righteous person, and he naturally had great respect and admiration for Zhou Cang, who came to seek revenge.
Secondly, Zhou Cangsheng captured Pound, and the victory was not martial, just a fluke.
Zhou Cangsheng captured Pound, and he has always been proven to be very powerful. The reason is very simple, Pang Dexiao is brave and good at fighting, strong in martial arts, and fights with Guan Yu for hundreds of rounds, regardless of victory or defeat. Of course, Guan Yu was injured at the time. But even so, it is enough to see that Pound is very powerful. Therefore, many people think that Zhou Cang is very powerful, otherwise it is absolutely impossible to catch Pound.
Not really. Let's look at how Zhou Cang caught Pound, we know. And look at the relevant records in the interpretation:
Seeing the upper class, a large raft came and knocked the boat over, and Pound fell into the water. The ship will jump into the water and capture Pound on board. In the eyes of all, the one who captured Pound was Zhou Cangye.
After Zhou Cangsheng captured Pound, Luo Guanzhong also added this passage:
Cangsu knew the nature of water, and lived in Jingzhou for several years, becoming more and more accustomed to it; more powerful, so he captured Pound.
It can be seen that Zhou Cangsheng captured Pound, taking advantage of the danger of people, and winning the victory. If Zhou Cang were to face and confront Pound, it was estimated that within a few rounds, he would be beheaded by Pound.
In the end, Zhou Cang was just a bandit, and among the twenty-four generals of the Three Kingdoms, there was no place for him.
There's a poem that says:
One Lü Two Zhao Three Dianwei, Four Passes Five Horses Six Zhang Fei, Huang Xusun Tai Two Xiahou, Two Zhang Xu Pang Gan Zhou Wei. The sharpshooter Zhang Rust and Wen Yan, although brave and helpless, were too sad, and the twenty-four generals of the Three Kingdoms defeated Deng Ai and Jiang Wei.
If Zhou Cang is really strong, among these twenty-four generals, there should be his name. In fact, no, it can be seen that Zhou Cang is a very small role in the Three Kingdoms, at least after the twenty-four generals of the Three Kingdoms, only rationed to Guan Yu to lead the horse and carry the knife, and so on.
summary
Zhou Cang was not a first-class famous general in the Three Kingdoms, not even a second-rate famous general, perhaps even Guan Ping and Zhang Bao.
So, how many do you think Zhou Cang can rank?