To begin with, they gathered in Otaru, traveled to Aomori by steamship, and reached Tokyo by train; after vacancies being filled up, they were organized into the First Army.
まず小樽に集結し、4月に汽船で青森に渡り、そこから汽車で東京に行き、3月22日に充員を完了し、3月30日に第一軍に編入された。