After three months of active operations of the Russian and Japanese fleets in the Far East, there was a lull. Strength is running out, but there is no turning back. In addition, I want to believe that the "second wind" is about to come and everything will change immediately. Let timid attempts be made to find the ground for negotiations, but opponents are not yet ready to negotiate. Each side hopes to snatch an advantage for themselves in the final stretch of the distance, and cautious probes on the periphery result in full-fledged exchanges of unexpected blows. Everyone tries to "surprise" by making an original move and giving all the best, rejoicing that they got into it, and not paying attention to the fact that they got into it too.