<prompt> Qedela le nkulumo elandelayo: Phakathi neMpi YeRussia NeJapane, uChōkai wasiza 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 isikhundla ngu-Lieutenant Commander Hirose Katsuhiko, umfowabo omdala weqhawe lempi elidumile u-Takeo Hirose, owayephethe i- Chōkai kuze kube sekupheleni kwempi, kufaka phakathi  <response>: Ukuhlasela iSakhalin ngasekupheleni kwempi. 