 Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Akasimudzirwa pachinzvimbo chegeneral muna Mbudzi 1903, Kuroki akagadzwa kuve mukuru wemauto eJapan First Army pakatanga Hondo yeRussia neJapan gore rakatevera. Mushure mokumhanyisa mauto ake paChemulpo pedyo neSeoul pakati paFebruary, Kuroki akaenda kuchamhembe achirwisa mauto maduku eRussia muHondo yeRwizi rweYalu musi wa 30 April-1 May 1904. Achitungamirira divi rokuruboshwe reJapan muHondo yeLiaoyang, akarwisa kurwisa kweRussia kwakanga kusina kurongwa kubva musi wa25 Nyamavhuvhu kusvika musi wa3 Gunyana. 