▁other ▁two ▁Russian ▁ships ▁to ▁get ▁to ▁his ▁north ▁and ▁gave ▁them ▁an ▁un cont ested ▁route ▁to ▁Vlad iv ost ok . ▁Despite ▁this , ▁J essen ▁turned ▁back ▁once ▁more ▁at ▁ 0 8 : 1 5 ▁and ▁ordered ▁R ur ik ▁to ▁make ▁her ▁own ▁way ▁back ▁to ▁Vlad iv ost ok ▁before ▁turning ▁north ▁at ▁his ▁maximum ▁speed , ▁about ▁. ▁ ▁About ▁this ▁time ▁Kam im ura ' s ▁two ▁elder ly ▁protected ▁cru is ers , ▁ ▁and ▁, ▁were ▁approaching ▁from ▁the ▁south . ▁Their ▁arrival ▁allowed ▁Kam im ura ▁to ▁purs ue ▁J essen ▁with ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁arm ored ▁cru is ers ▁while ▁the ▁two ▁new ▁arrival s ▁de alt ▁with ▁R ur ik . ▁They ▁fought ▁a ▁running ▁battle ▁with ▁the ▁Rus si ans ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁hour ▁and ▁a ▁half ; ▁scoring ▁enough ▁hits ▁on ▁them ▁to ▁force ▁their ▁speed ▁down ▁to ▁. ▁The ▁Japanese ▁closed ▁to ▁a ▁minimum ▁of ▁about ▁, ▁but ▁Kam im ura ▁then ▁opened ▁the ▁range ▁up ▁to ▁. ▁ ▁About ▁ 1 0 : 0 0 , ▁Kam im ura ' s ▁g unn ery ▁officer ▁err one ously ▁informed ▁him ▁that ▁Iz um o ▁had ▁exp ended ▁three - quarters ▁of ▁her ▁am mun ition ▁and ▁he ▁turned ▁back ▁after ▁a ▁five - min ute ▁rapid - fire ▁bar rage . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁wish ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁Ts ush ima ▁Stra it ▁un guard ed ▁and ▁thought ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁use ▁his ▁remaining ▁am mun