<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Phakathi neMpi YaseRussia neJapane, iChōkai yasiza ekuvinjezelweni kwePort Arthur. Phakathi nomzamo wesithathu wokucwilisa imikhumbi emidala yokuzama ukuvimba ukungena echwebeni lasePort Arthur, uChōkai wayekhona njengomunye wabagibeli. Emkhankasweni wokudubula ogwini ngomhlaka 26 Meyi 1904 ukusekela i-Japanese Second Army eMpini yaseNanshan kanye ne-cruiser , iChōkai yahlaselwa, futhi ukaputeni wayo, uLieutenant Commander Hayashi Michio wabulawa. Wathathelwa indawo uLieutenant Commander Hirose Katsuhiko, umfowabo omdala weqhawe lempi elidumile u-Takeo Hirose, owayephethe i- Chōkai kuze kube sekupheleni kwempi, kufaka phakathi i-Invasion of Sakhalin  <response>: ekupheleni kwempi. 