docs: vmagent specify default value for the compression level and its maximum. The question appers too often in our channel (#5575)

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@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ It is possible to force switch to VictoriaMetrics remote write protocol by speci
command-line flag for the corresponding `-remoteWrite.url`.
It is possible to tune the compression level for VictoriaMetrics remote write protocol with `-remoteWrite.vmProtoCompressLevel` command-line flag.
Bigger values reduce network usage at the cost of higher CPU usage. Negative values reduce CPU usage at the cost of higher network usage.
The default value for the compression level is `3`, and the maximum value is `22`.
`vmagent` automatically switches to Prometheus remote write protocol when it sends data to old versions of VictoriaMetrics components
or to other Prometheus-compatible remote storage systems. It is possible to force switch to Prometheus remote write protocol