The two Black Hawk helicopter pilots were resolutely unwilling to carry out the SPIE extraction.
Because carrying out a SPIE extraction took longer than a fast rope deployment.
The armed militants were currently unleashing fierce firepower, and every second the Black Hawk helicopters delayed added a second of danger.
If they were unlucky, a stray RPG rocket hitting the fuselage might very well repeat the disaster of the Black Hawks falling in Somalia years ago.
But Song Heping had already decided not to risk his men.
At this moment, fast roping down meant that the eight people in the cabin, himself included, had to hold their position here for at least an hour.
The reinforcements dispatched from Warrior Camp had to cover several kilometers to point E during the night, facing the armed militants' blockades throughout the city.
The situation was just like the time the Rangers and Delta were trapped when the Black Hawks fell in Somalia.