Why is Vietnam’s artillery called the Invincible General?

Since artillery technology was widely used after the Ming Dynasty, artillery has become a symbol of power. Among them, the general cannon after the Ming Dynasty was a symbol of dynasty authority. For the Nguyen Dynasty of Vietnam, which imitated the Ming Dynasty in every aspect, the general cannon also became a symbol of dynasty power, so the Emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty cast nine general cannons "Nine Divine Attacks" in the capital and displayed them in front of the palace.

The "Nine Divine Attacks", also known as the mighty and invincible generals, are the nine-gun general cannon with the largest size and the most exquisite decorations cast by the Jialong Dynasty. It was produced from February 1803 to January 1804. Spring, summer, autumn and winter are named after metal, wood, water, fire and earth. Pray for the stability of the regime he leads in this way.

Among them, four sacred cannons representing the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter are placed inside Tiren Gate. These four cannons were cast from brass by Emperor Gialong in 1804. Each gun is 5 meters long, weighs ten tons, and has a barrel diameter of 23 centimeters.

Old photos of the nine divine attackers at the Hue General Factory in Hue, Vietnam.

The other five gates are placed in the west gate symmetrical to the Tiren Gate, representing the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth.

These nine cannons in Hue, Vietnam, have not participated in the war and are only used as salutes. The Nine Cannons are heroic, beautiful and exquisite. Weighing 17,000 to 800 kilograms, they were named the Invincible Generals in the 15th year of Gialong.

The nine large bronze cannons in the General Factory in Hue were cast on the first day of the first lunar month in the second year of Gialong, with the four ranks and five actions. Named spring, summer, autumn, winter, metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, weighing 17,000 to 800 kilograms. In the 15th year of Jialong, he was named the Shenwei Invincible General

Why is this salute Will he be called a general? Here we will talk about the history of the Ming Dynasty. In 1335, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was just three years after the uprising, obtained dozens of fire dragon cannons, which were "like a flying dragon, piercing through layers of leather" and very powerful. Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy after seeing it, and felt that if the army was equipped with such firearms, it would "take over the world like the back of a hand." Therefore, he ordered that if the cannons were effective during the battle, these cannons would be made generals. From then on, the Ming Dynasty artillery had a formal title. By the early Qing Dynasty, the country's largest artillery was often called the mighty and invincible general. The Ruan Dynasty directly imitated the naming method of the Ming Dynasty.

Every autumn, the imperial court also sent ministers to worship the cannon. Whenever there was an army going on an expedition, the cannon would be pushed to the military tent the day before, the sacrificial offerings would be displayed and wine would be offered to the cannon, and the leading commander would personally bow to the cannon three times. .

If the battle is won, the cannons will be draped in red to welcome the victory, and then a memorial will be presented to the general to reward him with a title