The Russo-Japanese War in this story began on August 16, 1903. Russia, using combat swimmers and torpedo boats, confidently defeated the Japanese navy and the British “volunteers”. On land, having crossed the Yalu River, units of the Russian army approached Seoul. The landing force almost completely captured the island of Hokkaido, the northern pearl of Japan. The Japanese Empire is on the verge of collapse. In order to prevent its capitulation, England, with the support of the United States, is ready to begin military operations against the Russian Empire in Turkestan. Theodore Roosevelt, under pressure from John Morgan and John Rockefeller, is ready to send American battleships and cruisers to help Japan. Timofey Vasilyevich Alenin-Zeysky is seriously wounded. But, despite this, I am ready to continue to fulfill my duty, since the Motherland is in danger.