After demonstrating the power of the new weapons to the soldiers and giving them the confidence to defeat the enemy, Luo Chong had more or less accomplished the purpose of his visit.
For the rest of the time, Qu Bing had his adjutants begin rearranging the new recruits' household registrations and forming temporary units. Even these temporary units had to be allocated according to a certain ratio. Luo Chong's requirement was that every nine-man squad of the Shence Guard have at least one person from Tohai Commandery, at least one or two steppe herders, and the rest from the Eight Commanderies of Hanyang, who also had to be evenly distributed among the squads.
The advantage of doing this was that it would promote assimilation and integration to the greatest possible extent. The people from all over the Han Tribe could communicate with one another through their relationships as "comrades," speeding up the integration of the Han Tribe's various regions.
When this batch of soldiers eventually retired from service and returned home, they would be able to tell their fellow tribesmen what the people from the other parts of the Han Tribe were like.
The Han Tribe still had no concept of nationality, but its population came from various tribes and clans. Although everyone was human and a member of the Han Tribe, poor transportation meant that the different regions still lacked communication and understanding. That could not continue, so the army became the best platform for the people of every region to interact.
After assigning the organizational work, Luo Chong returned to Qu Bing's headquarters and began discussing the Shence Guard's training program with him in detail.
The training for the first phase was mainly divided into six parts.
The first subject was formation training, also known as discipline practice,