Such allocations were by pure accident, and it appears the aim of the 5th Aomori Regiment was to research 'how to deploy the troops in the snow and whether or not it is possible to carry the goods,' while that of the 31st Hirosaki Regiment was to research 'the attire for march in the snow, the way of marching and others' as a whole.
このような形になったのは全くの偶然であり、弘前第31連隊は「雪中行軍に関する服装、行軍方法等」の全般に亘る研究が目的だったのに対し、青森第5連隊は「雪中における軍の展開、物資の輸送の可否」が目的だったとされている。