Zhou Cang is definitely inferior to Zhao Yun, so what level does Zhou Cang's martial arts belong to?
Let's first look at Zhou Cang's life trajectory.
Zhou Cang is a heroic Kansai Haojie, tall, black-faced and bearded, with a thousand pounds of strength in both arms. After the outbreak of the Yellow Turban Uprising, Zhou Cang rose up in his hometown, brought out a group of people and horses, and threw himself into the hands of the local general Zhang Bao, who wanted to save the people of Li from water and fire, but gradually found that the Yellow Turban chiefs were only seeking personal interests, and Zhang Bao and others were even more perverse and harmed the country and the people, which made Zhou Cang feel lost and often lamented that he was lost to thieves.
In the Battle of Quyang, Zhang Bao's demon law was broken by Liu Bei's three brothers, and he escaped with an arrow in his left arm, while Zhou Cang also experienced the strength and style of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others, and greatly admired and admired him, but unfortunately he was in the thief party and could not follow each other, so he resolutely led his own team to break away from the Yellow Turban Army, and walked with Zhang Jiao's general Pei Yuanshao, and the two of them went to Woniu Mountain to fall into the grass.
After lying dormant in Woniu Mountain for more than ten years, Zhou Cang met Guan Yu, who was looking for a brother in a thousand miles, and he lamented that there was no escape between the mountains and forests, and he was sincerely willing to follow Guan Yu, even if he was a pawn of a horse, he was willing to die! After the ancient city meeting, Guan Yu went to Runan to meet Liu Bei, while Zhou Cang rushed back to Woniu Mountain and fought a big battle with Zhao Yun, and finally recruited his own four or five hundred people and horses, becoming a new force for Liu Bei Group to start a new business.
Since then, Zhou Cang has transformed from a good man in the green forest into a regular general, following Guan Yu's repeated Qigong, Rangshan retreating from Zhang Guo, Huarong intercepting Cao Cao, Changsha Zhan Huangzhong, Jiangdong HuiLu Su, and even personally capturing the white horse Pound, which can be called Guan Yu's right and left arm. After the fall of Jingzhou, Guan Yu defeated Maicheng and was eventually captured, while Zhou Cang cried and lost his voice after hearing the bad news, and immediately killed himself!
Throughout Zhou Cang's life, he was willing to follow Guan Yu as a green leaf, can be called an obscure hero, although he lived under the glory of Guan Yu, but still burst out of the dazzling light, especially his image of loyalty and courage, which is still praised by the world.
If we look at Zhou Cang's martial arts again, there are probably three main manifestations, which we will discuss separately.
The Battle of Woniu Mountain, Zhou Cang fought Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun wandered and single-handedly came to the foot of Woniu Mountain to meet Pei Yuanshao, who was patrolling the mountain. Pei Yuanshao was a horse fool, and saw that Zhao Yun's white horse was unusually handsome, so he went forward to rob it, Zhao Yun was furious, slapped his horse and raised his gun, stabbed Pei Yuanshao to death with only one combination, and then naturally occupied the cottage. After that, Zhou Cang rushed to recruit people and horses, and clashed with Zhao Yun, zhou Cang was not convinced, and launched a single challenge with Zhao Yun, "being won several times in a row, and was shot three times."
From this head-to-head, we can draw the following information:
1. Zhou Cang dared to fight with Zhao Yun to the end, indicating that his fighting spirit was commendable, he was not afraid of death, and since he dared to lose repeatedly, he must have enough self-protection ability. Judging from the "several consecutive wins", the number of heads-up rounds is definitely more than twenty or thirty rounds.
Let's look at a few of the characters below.
Li Dian, who had singled out with Zhao Yun for more than a dozen rounds, knew that he was invincible, and before he could wait for Cao Renmingjin, he patted his horse back. If Li Dian did not retreat from the battle, it was likely that he would not be able to survive the twenty or thirty rounds.
Xu Huang, who had fought with Zhang Gao and Zhao Yun, was killed to run away from each other, and later saw Zhao Yun's illusory marksmanship and directly lost his fighting spirit, and retreated in fear.
Zhang Gao, Zhao Yun, who had fought and ran with Zhao Yun all night in Yongshan For thirty rounds, was killed until he retreated, until after fighting with Zhao Yun many times, he left a serious psychological shadow, and even ran when he saw Zhao Yun!
These people who are afraid of Zhao Yun must be jealous of Zhao Yun's marksmanship, or they are afraid of death. In contrast, Zhou Cang's courage was really admirable, and his combat effectiveness should not be underestimated, it should be above Li Dian, even no less than Zhang Gao and others.
2. Zhou Cang was stabbed three times and did not die, which shows that his skin armor is very thick and his defense is very high.
Zhou Cang was shot three times by Zhao Yun, and he could still run to Guan Yu alive to move the rescue troops, and Zhou Tai was stabbed by the mountain thief twelve times, and he fainted on the ground, if it were not for Hua Tuo's hand, Zhou Tai would definitely hang up!
In contrast, it can be seen that Zhou Cang not only has great strength, but also has more flexible hands, he can dodge in time, and he has not been stabbed to the fatal point by Zhao Yun.
Fighting against Zhao Yun and surviving, only Wen Ugly, Li Dian, Xu Chu, Zhang Guo, Xu Huang, Jiang Wei, and the rest of the more than twenty people such as Koji Yi, Xing Daorong, Zhu Ran, Han De, etc. all became ghosts under the gun, and they could not last five rounds, even Gao Guan, who was equally famous with Zhang Gao, was killed by a single shot!
Some people say that Zhao Yun did not kill Zhou Cang, because he valued Zhou Cang's loyalty, so he did not kill him completely! This statement is from God's point of view, and it is simply untenable.
First of all, Zhao Yun is the first time to see Zhou Cang, he does not know Zhou Cang's personality, and he does not know the relationship between Zhou Cang and Guan Yu, he only knows that Zhou Cang is Pei Yuanshao's accomplice, and Pei Yuanshao is a horse-snatcher, Zhao Yun kills Pei Yuanshao, then he will not be polite to Zhou Cang; secondly, Zhao Yun has been wandering in the rivers and lakes for several years, just found a place to live, Zhou Cang rushed to dig the foot of the wall, Zhao Yun must fight with Zhou Cang, it is impossible for his subordinates to be merciful.
On the whole, Zhao Yun and Zhou Cang's single challenge must also be fighting hard!
In addition, it should be stated that when Guan Yu first met Zhou Cang, he saw that he was "black-faced and long, holding a gun and riding a horse", that is, the weapon used by Zhou Cang and Zhao Yun was a gun, not a knife.
Being able to fight with Zhao Yunli in marksmanship, fighting to the death, not retreating from several battles, and it seems that there is only one Zhou Cang in the rendition!
Single knife to the meeting, Zhou Cang showed courage.
Zhou Cang is a power-type martial artist, "two arms have a thousand pounds of strength", if only on the strength, it seems to be more powerful than Guan Yu, Dianwei and others, if you give him a pair of large iron halberds, it is estimated that you can also dance tigers and tigers! Since Zhou Cang followed Guan Yu, he almost stopped riding a horse, but was willing to resist Guan Yu's knife, and also acted as a groom, following Guan Yu around for many years, holding a whip and falling stirrups, and paying silently.
It is conceivable that Zhou Cang can not only carry the Green Dragon Sword to talk and laugh, but also lead the red rabbit horse to walk like a fly, this ability, I am afraid that I will not be able to find a second person!
With a single knife at the meeting, Guan Yu sat firmly in the boat, while Zhou Cang stood next to him with a large knife in his hand, and nine other Kansai hans, each carrying a waist knife, accompanied by this position, so that the Generals of Jiangdong did not dare to act rashly. After landing ashore, Zhou Cang followed Guan Yu with the Green Dragon Sword, and when Lu Su pestered the Jingzhou problem, Zhou Cang struggled to wield the Green Dragon Sword and scolded.
Guan Yu said something to stop and signal his eyes, Zhou Cang immediately understood, quickly rushed to the riverside, and waved the flag to the opposite bank. Guan Ping got the signal, and the ship was like an arrow, speeding across the river to meet it.
Across the river, although Guan Yu is the protagonist, the real behind-the-scenes hero is indeed Zhou Cang, and it is precisely because of Zhou Cang's outstanding performance and close deployment that Guan Yu has retreated completely.
Guan Yu is arrogant, almost all squinting at people, he also looks up to Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang and a few other people, but Guan Yu is particularly dependent on Zhou Cang, presumably Zhou Cang is absolutely superior, at least let Guan Yu secretly admire.
Think about it, why didn't Guan Yu take Guan Ping across the river?
First, Guan Ping is responsible for the deployment of the water army, which is Guan Yu's rear support, and Zhou Cang's command ability is not as good as Guan Ping; second, Guan Ping's force value may not be stronger than Zhou Cang, which Guan Yu must have a number in mind, because crossing the river has taken great risks, and must be escorted by a fierce general with super ability, and Zhou Cang is the first choice.
In the Battle of Xiangfan, Zhou Cangsheng captured Pound.
When Guan Ping followed Guan Yu, he was still an eighteen-year-old hairy boy, and later gradually grew into a young general, after experiencing the experience of the Battle of Entering Sichuan, he returned to Guan Yu's side to assist in defending Jingzhou, got Guan Yu's personal inheritance, martial arts and sword skills were refined, he could fight with Pound, he could fight with Xu Huang for more than thirty years (the army was unfavorable and retreated), and he could also kill Cao Ren's cavalry and kill Ding Feng's elite, as if he was already a strong first-class fierce general!
When Zhou Cang followed Guan Yu, he was already a reckless hero who had experienced hundreds of battles, and he was stronger than Guan Ping in all aspects. After Zhou Cang followed Guan Yu, he abandoned his gun and used his sword, and his martial arts advanced by leaps and bounds, he did not have experience in Sichuan, so he followed Guan Yu for a longer time, plus the foundation was obviously stronger than Guan Ping, so we have reason to believe that Zhou Cang's martial arts are likely to be stronger than Guan Ping, at least in theory.
After flooding the Seventh Army, the flat land was several feet deep, Pound fought alone, and then took the ship and fled, Zhou Cang supported the raft from upstream, violently crashed into Pound's boat, and both fell into the water. Zhou Cang and Pound de engaged in a fierce battle in the water, and finally captured Pound Desheng, "Cangsu knew the nature of water, lived in Jingzhou for several years, and became more and more familiar; more powerful, so he captured Pound"
The key to Zhou Cang's capture of Pound is that, first, the water is habitual, which Pound suffers a dark loss; second, the strength is large, and there is also a gap between Pound; third, Zhou Cang has super strength as a support.
Objectively speaking, Zhou Cang's force, if he launched a horse battle with Pound, even if he was invincible, he would be able to fight for more than fifty rounds, or even better.
But when it came to the water, Zhou Cang was almost invincible! Even Gan Ning, who is known as the king of water warfare, is only good at fighting by boat, and once he enters the water and fights, Gan Ning may not be the enemy of Zhou Cang!
Conclusion: On strength, Zhou Cang is no less than Guan Yu, Dianwei and others; on fighting spirit, Zhou Cang is more fierce than Zhang Gao, Li Dian and others; on defense, Zhou Cang is more resistant than Zhou Tai, Dianwei and others! On horse warfare, Zhou Cang can count battles Zhao Yun, the comprehensive performance is not lower than Guan Ping; on infantry warfare, Zhou Cang's sword skills and strength are also super strong existence, on water warfare, Zhou Cang's underwater kung fu is probably the first person in the Three Kingdoms! On the whole, Zhou Cang's martial power was definitely able to rank among the strongest first-class, and even his comprehensive ability exceeded that of many fierce generals! However, Zhou Cang willingly acted as Guan Yu's pawn, and was really an admirable and silent loyal hero!