Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Filistos was shocked and saw Herolis picking up a sharp sword, unhesitatingly opened his robe, and drew a few blood on his arms and chest.

With a few deep crying, Herolis wiped his blood on his body and face, turned his head to look at Philistos, his fierce eyes in the original firmness.

Philistos shuddered unconsciously.

"Look at him, don't let him run away!"

"Yes, master."

After being ordered, Herolis immediately went downstairs.

At this time, the neighbors around Herolis and the citizens who had passed through the street and were going to the square had been incited by the slaves pre-arranged by Herolis.

Upon hearing the news that "Master Herolis is being attacked by mercenaries", Herolis' painstaking management, good image and hatred of mercenaries over the past few years made almost all of the people present flocked to Heli Rawlis' house was just blocking the mercenaries who wanted to escape.

When they saw them, they no longer doubted what the slaves had said. They immediately swarmed up and killed the mercenaries one by one.

At this time, Herolis rushed to them in a blood stain, and said very gratefully: "My good neighbors! Brave citizens of Syracuse! Thank you for arriving in time, otherwise I will die in Dior In the hands of Niusius’ beloved mercenary, thank you for saving my life!" He said in a sincere bow to everyone.

But at this time, the people's face changed a little because of the reminder of the phrase "Dionysius's beloved mercenary" by Heloris: At first Dionysius used mercenaries to maintain his power, but caused There is constant conflict in Syracuse.To this end, he issued a decree, "Any Syracuse proactively provoking mercenaries who maintain order in the city-state must be severely punished by law!" Now they are not just provoking, but killing mercenaries...

Herolis took the fear on their faces into his eyes and immediately shouted: "Why did Philistos send mercenaries to kill me?! Because the city hall received news from Great Greece yesterday,' Dionysia wanted to reconcile with us, but Dionysius and Philistos refused to reconcile Dionysia. They wanted to increase their troops and go to Greater Greece to continue with their Greek compatriots. Combat. I firmly oppose it and decided to tell the truth to the citizens who were called in today's square. Philistos knew my thoughts, so he sent mercenaries to arrest me and even kill Die me!"

Speaking of which, Herolis increased the volume and shouted: "Citizens of Syracuse, don't you want to stay on the land of a foreign land temporarily like your compatriots who were sent to Great Greece? Back! Don’t you hope that the increased war taxes collected by the city-states will never end, forcing us to bring our wives and daughters into exile because they can’t pay heavy taxes! Do you want to continue living in your city-state, but Depends on the faces of those foreign mercenaries, living cautiously and living like a foreigner!......

Citizens, is this what we have done with untold hardships, the lives of countless people, defeated the powerful army of Athens, and repulsed the powerful Carthage, and want to build Syracuse?!"

Herolis’ heavy and passionate words touched the people present. The words that exposed the difficult living conditions of the citizens of Syracuse like a dagger pierced their hearts and immediately aroused everyone’s fierce reaction: “No , This is not our Syracuse!"

"We don't want a heavy war tax!"

"We don't want war!"

"Mercenaries get out!"

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Amidst the passion, somebody shouted: "Dionysius get out!"

The loud noise suddenly became quieter.In the past few years, the citizens of Syracuse have launched two riots against Dionysius, but in the end they were unsuccessful, and after the riots, Dionysius carried out a bloody killing, The people of Syracuse are terrified of Dionysius.

Herolis shouted in time: "Citizens, what are you afraid of! Dionysius is brutal, but he is now far away in Great Greece, surrounded by Dionysians with the mercenaries he depends on Siliting, and our fleet has been defeated many times, it is no longer possible to safely transport them back under the threat of the Dionysian fleet! The mercenaries who have been left have been taken to May by Masias. Yarrow, even the troops of the neighboring countries around Syracuse, have been taken away. Now, in addition to the two thousand mercenaries guarding the island of Ortygia and the thousand mercenaries stationed near the south gate of the main city And beyond the despicable spies under Hiparinus, they have no more power! And we—"

Herolis excitedly touched the people who sealed the gate of his house: "There are tens of thousands of brave citizens gathered in the square, and countless people in the port area who are dissatisfied with the tyranny of Dionysius! The mercenaries will not be able to stop us! The stray dogs of Dionysius, such as Philistos and Cyparinus, will not be able to stop us! This time, we will restore Syracuse to freedom!"

The people were inspired by Herolis and inspired their confidence. They surrounded Herolis and shouted: "Overthrow Dionysius and let Syracuse regain freedom!..." toward the square.

Citizens carrying armor and hand-held shield spears along the way were encouraged by them to join them, and even celebrities such as Felosanus and nobles and their fully armed tribes expanded their queues... When he arrived at the square, Hero The team led by Liz has grown to nearly a thousand.

People are social animals in conformity, not to mention that citizens are suffering from heavy taxes and wars. Therefore, when Herolis stood on the high platform and gave a speech, there were thousands of people cheering under the platform. The citizens who participated in the war mobilization basically All joined the ranks of the riots, and even the patrol members responsible for maintaining order were mostly at odds.

Dozens of mercenaries who supervised the abnormal situation in the square saw that the situation was not good, and they slipped away early.

Herolis had carefully analyzed the reasons for the failure of the last two riots. In addition to the Spartans stole from it, it was also related to the lack of clear plans during the riots, the citizens’ chaotic actions, and inconsistent opinions. Liz learned their lessons and worked out a detailed riot plan in advance.

After receiving the support of nearly 10,000 civilian soldiers in the square, Herolis immediately sent 2,000 people to capture the city hall.

There were 200 guards from the mercenaries outside the town hall, but a small number died in the house of Herolis, and some were sent to the square. As a result, most of them did not escape, making the guards of the town hall only a hundred people. Withstand the surging 2,000 civilian soldiers.

The civilian soldiers easily defeated their defenses, killed them one by one, and rushed into the city hall, arresting all the officials who were still in office.Because citizens hate their help, most officials are either killed or dying.

Herolis led more than 8,000 civilian soldiers quickly westward, attempting to attack the mercenaries stationed at the gate.

It was at this time that a thousand mercenaries who had received letters from the spies and guards who had fled to the gate area heard of the turmoil in the city.You should know that their main duty is not to defend against foreign enemies, but to suppress riots in the city and maintain the rule of Dionysius. Therefore, although most of the citizens of the original mercenary outside the city have been taken to Meyaro by Masias, Attacking the invading Dionysians, but the remaining mercenaries quickly assembled without hesitation and marched towards the square, trying to strangle it in the cradle while the turmoil had not yet grown.

But Herolis took advantage of the great opportunities created by war mobilization and the formation of the army, and quickly gained the support of tens of thousands of citizens. He also led seven or eight times as many troops as his opponents.

The two sides met in the narrow streets.Due to the inability of the civilian soldiers to occupy the absolute superiority, the tight organization and rich combat experience of the mercenaries have been maximized, and such a dangerous situation also forced them to attack fiercely from the beginning, even letting rush together, Even the civic soldiers, who were not even appointed by the team officers, were not allowed to enter, and for a time they even prevailed.

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At this time, Hiparinus and his party were still blocked at the exit of the isthmus. The crowded people not only did not disperse, but showed signs of increasing. They not only blocked the way of Hiparinus, but also stopped The passage of outsiders into the island of Ortigia made Siparinus feel very uneasy.

But at this moment, he did not dare to jump off the carriage and lead the entourage and guards into the crowded crowd and rush to the city hall.Because of the instincts he cultivated out of secret affairs over the years, he knew he was hated by the people of Syracuse, and if he rushed into the rioting crowd in front of him, he might be attacked.

So he immediately returned to Ortijia and quickly came to the mercenary camp, asking them to send troops to disperse the troubled crowd.

The mercenary leaders did not agree, because the two thousand mercenaries only obeyed the orders of Dionysius. Their main task was to guard the island of Ortygia and protect the safety of Dionysius and his family.No one, even Dionysius’ brother or father-in-law, had the power to mobilize the army.

Siparinus had to persuade his daughter, Aristomaki, to hold Dionysius' son and come to ask the mercenary leader.

The mercenary leader agreed to send two hundred soldiers to drive away the troublesome people, and the agents finally entered the isthmus and saw Hiparinus.

Heparinus realized that Herolis led the rebellion in the city and was immediately shocked.

He scolded Philistos that he should have listened to his advice and arrested Herolis; he also reminded the mercenary leader to defend the island of Ortygia, protect the core area of ​​Dionysius, and dispatched The messenger hurried to Meyaro and asked Marcias for help.