MF Schultz returned from a business trip in the middle of spring 1900 and already on April 27 received an appointment as a senior officer of the cruiser "Robber", where his younger brother had recently served. As part of the Eight Nation Alliance, M.F. Schultz had to take part in military events in China. He led one of the paratroopers that took part in the storming of the Taku Fortress and in the campaign against Beijing. His service on the "Rogue" continued for almost two more years. Aboard the cruiser on April 14, 1902, M.F. Schultz received the news that he had been awarded the rank of captain of the 2nd rank, and less than a month later he was appointed commander of the "Piercing" destroyer. This meant that he had to return to the Baltic, however, in the fall of 1902 M.F. Schultz found himself in Port Arthur as the commander of the Brave destroyer, which had just entered service . Most likely, Mikhail Fedorovich never made it to St. Petersburg, because, as it turned out, in the summer he was testing his future ship in Port Arthur.