Tsushima did not take place, the Russian squadron stands securely off the coast of Vladivostok. And a man from our time is again caught up in a hurricane of events. After spending only a couple of weeks on land, he manages to fall in love, fight with drunken sailors and be handed over down the chain to the commander-in-chief of the ground forces. And now, sitting in the chair of the Pullman staff car, our hero intensely recalls weapons gadgets from the future. And the train, a special letter train, rushes him to Manchuria, to the Russian-Japanese front line... Meanwhile, several pairs of attentive, and most importantly, influential eyes are very closely watching from the outside the alien from the future. Trying not to miss the chance to use him in his own interests.