a gluon can be thought of as a field; a field of paired quarks and the energy binding them, switching back and forth between the gluons and quarks constantly. Just as the light is also a photon.
The forces are probably all one yes but with different field limits. (For example the proton filled with gluons and quarks with a symmetry break of 3 quarks -add all that energy and it may be equal to the other forces - but too many to count). There are probably tensors that are spread across dimensions and hold 4D stable.
What are the four fundamental forces of the universe?
According to the present understanding, there are four fundamental interactions or forces: gravitation, electromagnetism, the weak interaction, and the strong interaction.
These forces can also be viewed as fields as I understand it.
If you view the 4 fundamental forces as fields it makes understanding our 4D much easier.
IE gravity is the warp of space time showing velocity is just a Lorentz shift between two views.