In order to support the Rangers who were struggling, Matthews decided to use four Little Bird helicopters for air support.
General Garrison approved the application.
It was now a life-and-death moment. The Rangers might be wiped out by armed militiamen in minutes, and General Garrison didn't care so much.
Even if the four Birds may suffer the fate of the Black Hawk, he must send out air support at this time.
Let’s not talk about how much effect it can have, and it doesn’t matter how long it can take. There is only one requirement now, and if it can take one minute, it is one minute.
Desperately dispatching the only helicopter available, Garrison made another phone call to the UN military base.
This time I called Commander-in-Chief Montgomery directly.
Different from the previous discussions in meetings, the answer this time was that the rescue force was taking action.
A quick reaction force composed of the 10th Mountain Division and four Pakistani "Khalid" main battle tanks have set off from the Pakistan Stadium.
It is heading to Newport, close to the urban area of Mogadishu, to rendezvous with 28 armored vehicles sent by Malaysia.
After the convoy members complete the rendezvous, they will set off into Mogadishu as soon as possible.
The estimated time is about half an hour.
This is just the time to set off from New Port. What will happen after you actually enter Mogadishu? Walking through the city full of roadblocks, can you find the way in, and how long will it take to reach the first crash point?
These are all unknowns, and the difficult road to rescue has just begun.
but.
Compared to the endless waiting before, with no idea when it would be the end, now that the team is moving, it can be regarded as a hope.
General Garrison, who was already anxious and angry, finally found some comfort.
Immediately ask Lieutenant Colonel Harrell, the ground commander, to relay to each unit via radio that the rescue convoy has set off.
The purpose is to revive the morale of those participating in the operation who have been fighting the armed militia for a long time and whose will and body are almost exhausted.
Let everyone not give up and continue to persevere through the last moment.
In fact, it was indeed very effective. The Rangers learned that the ground rescue convoy had set off, and the lost hope burned in their hearts again.
The body that was exhausted and exhausted once again burst out with a strong desire to survive.
Launched a counterattack against the armed militia!
The armed militiamen who had broken through the defense line were unable to withstand the Rangers' fierce counterattack and were driven out of the building occupied by the Rangers.
The two sides were separated by ruins and once again fell into brutal street fighting.
The condition of the first crash site was very bad. Both teams were fighting with willpower. The Rangers commanded by Captain Steele were also in dire straits.
Although the militia attacking them were relatively small and lacked the blessing of heavy weapons.
Play up to two RPGs.
However, they had too many wounded, no airdrops to supplement them, and a serious shortage of ammunition, which resulted in a significant weakening of their combat effectiveness.
The ammunition has been basically exhausted by now, and I'm afraid it won't be long before I can only engage in hand-to-hand combat.
However, in this overall situation of hard fighting, the 8-man team led by Long Zhan was completely opposite, walking in the quiet and dark tunnel.
No gunshots, no enemies.
Also perilous!
Maintaining a high degree of vigilance and using the vision provided by night vision goggles, Long Zhan and his party took nearly three minutes to complete the more than 100 meters of tunnel.
There is no one guarding the exit, you can get out from below by pushing open the wooden board.
The board is covered with a carpet. The four sides of the carpet are about 10 centimeters wider than the exit, which can just cover the edge of the tunnel entrance.
If you don't look carefully, you really can't find a tunnel underneath.
In addition, the room at the exit looks like a basement for storing junk items, filled with all kinds of rags and junk.
Spider webs have grown up in the corners of the walls, and it seems that few people come here usually.
"It's really hidden enough."
After Long Zhan looked at the place, he couldn't help but praise Aidid's "gou".
If it hadn't been for the betrayal of an insider like Diha, who would have had to search for him in the city by himself, Long Zhan felt that he would not be able to find Aidid even if he was given a few more years.
Hu Te and others were not as careless as Long Zhan, they only wanted to catch Aidid.
His eyes were full of excitement and couldn't wait.
The entrance to the tunnel is at this place, which proves that Aidid must be not far from the surrounding area, so that he can escape quickly when encountering a situation.
In order not to make mistakes at the last moment, Long Zhan and his party concentrated for 12 minutes before starting to touch the outside.
Walking up the stairs to the basement, opening the door and filing out, there was a long corridor, and there was a militiaman sitting on a chair next to the door smoking.
Clay, who was the first to come out of the basement, happened to encounter this militiaman.
The militiamen were so startled that their cigarettes fell to the ground. They hurriedly reached for the rifles placed nearby, and at the same time shouted in Somali: "There are Americans, there are Americans coming in."
Clay had no idea that there was no one guarding the exit in the basement, but there were sentries in this damn place.
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I couldn't react the first time.
When the militiaman shouted his first voice and his hand touched the AKM on the ground, he quickly pulled the trigger and fired two shots, killing the militiaman on the spot.
Although the militiamen could not get their guns to fire, the militiamen had already shouted out the words.
This accident happened suddenly
The scene suddenly went wrong.
In this dark and frighteningly quiet engineering college, the words "The Americans are coming" shouted by the militiamen could be heard along the corridor for a long distance.
Immediately, a large number of footsteps and shouts were heard along the corridor and reached the ears of Long Zhan's people.
There is no need to guess what is going on.
Long Zhan's idea of finding Aidid in a sneak attack was completely shattered at this moment. Aidid had been alerted and his bodyguards were rushing over.
A head-on battle is inevitable. Life or death depends on this decision.
"I hear a lot of people coming. We can only fight quickly. Hu Te, you take people over there and leave the other side to us. We must not let Aidid escape." Long Zhan pointed to the corridor.
Said the other end.
"receive!"
Hu Te acted swiftly and decisively. He turned around and rushed towards the right end of the corridor.
Long Zhan and Sunny rushed to the left.
Since he doesn't know where Aidid is now and doesn't have enough time to go there because of the accidental exposure, Long Zhan can only use the most dangerous and stupid way to find it.
That is to kill the bodyguards who came over and chase them in the direction they came from.
Bodyguards all need to live near Aidid. The direction they are coming from must be the direction of Aidid. If you go backwards and kill them, you will have a high chance of finding Aidid.