In 1934 General
Hans von Seeckt, acting as advisor to Chiang, proposed a
"80 Division Plan" for reforming the entire Chinese army into 80 divisions of highly trained, well-equipped troops organised along German lines. The plan was never fully realised, as the vying
warlords could not agree upon the reorganisationed division organization and the disbanding of the others. By July 1937 only 8 infantry divisions had completed reorganisation and training. These were the
3rd,
6th,
9th,
14th,
36th,
87th,
88th, and the
Training Division.