Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 239: Herolis’ suggestion

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Phoebedas' threatening words immediately made everyone nervous.

Stacy Kos asked cautiously: "What is your suggestion?"

"Give up the confrontation with Dionysius, and the two sides sit together and negotiate! Of course, Dionysius has been too dictatorial over the years and has made the people of Syracuse dissatisfied, so I suggest that Dionys Hughes removed the position of full-power generals and re-implemented the '20 generals system' (because Syracuse had a large population, more generals were needed to take charge of city-state affairs. During the democratic system, they practiced this half of the time. System). During the current war, he temporarily serves as the chief general to avoid greater war losses due to the midway change of generals."

Phoebedas's suggestion silenced the generals.

Herolis asked loudly: "Is this your suggestion or Dionysius' suggestion?!"

"It was the result of my discussion with him." Phoebe Das lied without blinking.

Herolis warned others loudly: "As a friend of more than ten years, based on what I know about him, even if he agrees to the suggestions made by the Spartan messenger because of the situation at this time, who I know in the future whether he will wait for the crisis to pass and re-implement a tyrannical rule, and will kill us who rebelled against him today! We must not forget the painful lessons five years ago!"

Herolis’ words reminded everyone that everyone’s expressions changed: Four years ago, after Dionysius defeated the Carthage army, he immediately charged all the people who took the lead during the civil riots on the charge of "traitor". They were arrested and executed without trial, and the family property was confiscated and the family members were demoted to slaves... This atrocities terrified the Syracuses. No one dared to challenge Dionysius’s actions. In the next few years, everyone has been obedient. If it weren't for Dionysius to lead the army to suffer a crushing defeat outside, the city's defense was empty, and the leadership of Herolis and others, how could the people dare to rise up against Dionysius again?

Herolis' words once again unveiled this painful memory, making the faces of the generals show fear and anger.

Phoebedas didn't know this, he pretended to solemnly said: "I can make an oath in the name of Hercules and promise you--"

"Go to your Hercules! Go to your guarantee!" Someone in the crowd yelled angrily, then rushed to Phoebedas, pointed at him, gritted his teeth and roared: "So it's you! It’s you! If it were not for your promise, my brother would not choose to let Dionysius go. As a result, my brother was beheaded and my sister-in-law became a slave. I don’t know where he was sent. A child was stabbed to death by an evil mercenary, and my parents—"

Kuzias became more angry as he talked, stretched out his hands, trying to grab Phoebe Das's clothes, but Phoebe Das swiped and pushed him, and Cuzias fell to the ground.

He wanted to rush forward again, but was stopped by Stacy Kos, Tesitis and others, he could only curse: "Damn Spartans! You killed my family, the goddess of vengeance is on top, One day she will be punished on Sparta! I hope I can live to see the day when the Spartan nation is ruined and all the Spartans become slaves!"

Originally, Phoebedas didn’t care about Cuzias’ screaming and screaming. He killed too many people in his life. If he cared about these, he would have a nervous breakdown. But the last curse of Cuzias was too much. Vicious, making him angry: "This is your attitude towards Sparta?!"

"The messenger of Phoebe Das." Herolis said with a gentle expression: "The family of Cuzias was originally the earliest immigrants of Syracuse and enjoyed high prestige among the people, but Dior Nisius killed his whole family and imprisoned him in the stone prison. If it weren't for the successful resistance this time, he might die silently in the stone prison... So I hope you can forgive his anger! And you have also seen the vow that Dionysius swore in front of everyone four years ago. In the end, how easily he tore up his promise and harmed the people of the city. Today, let him speak like honey again. Just as sweet, the people of Syracuse have their eyes brightened by the blood of their deceased relatives, and they will no longer believe in any of his promises! Dionysius will either be imprisoned and tried by us, or he will escape from Syracuse, never Come back again, but he has no other choice!"

"As long as we catch him, we will try him for treason, including his family, just like he did to us!" Cuzias gritted his teeth.

"Yes, we don't accept peace. Dionysius and his men must be punished as they deserve!" Ferosanus also said aloud his views, and other generals also agreed.

Phoebedas had a sullen face, looked at the excited generals in front of him, and said coldly: "If this is the case, you will be with Sparta——"

"Phoebeidas messenger!" Herolis promptly interrupted the threatening words he was about to say: "You have been fighting with Dionysius in Great Greece. I don't know that Sparta will be in Pero recently. Let’s take a look at the battle on the peninsula. The Athenians and the Corinthians fought together, causing your Spartan allies to suffer heavy losses. The Athenians even invaded Arcadia. It is said that your King Agsilius has just returned to Sri Lanka. Bada, ready to recruit a new army to resist the attack of the anti-Spartan alliance..."

Sparta and Syracuse not only have close military contacts, but also rely on Syracuse for trade, such as food. Moreover, Sparta often relied on Syracuse’s merchant ships throughout the Mediterranean to collect information for them. For example, the Persians handed over their fleet to the Athenian General Coron, and the news of the attack on the Spartan fleet was carried out by business in Asia Minor. The Siracusa merchant told Sparta in advance. Similarly, what happened in Sparta was often sent back to Syracuse by these merchants in time, so Herolis had a better understanding of the war in Peloponnese.

Phoebe Das was taken aback, no matter how hard it was to keep the cold arrogance on his face: "I hope what you said is true?!"

"Siracusa is not far from Sparta. It takes two days to arrive by boat. You will know if it is true or false once you go back. We can provide you with a boat." What did Ferrosanus say? It sounds a bit gloating.

Herolis hurriedly said: "The messenger of Phoebe, Syracuse and Sparta have always been allies and should have helped each other. But since Dionysius became a tyrant, because of his Selfish desire, but often Sparta provides more help, while Syracuse provides you less help... Now we have the advantage, Dionysius has the disadvantage, if Sparta continues to support Dionysius S., the current situation in Syracuse may take a long time to stabilize. But if you support us, Syracuse will soon be able to restore stability and prosperity, and we will continue to maintain the alliance with Sparta. And provide assistance to Sparta at any time!"

The last few words of Herolis spoke sincerely and loudly, which moved Phoebedas. He looked directly at Herolis for a long time, and asked with some hesitation: "What you said... Are they all true?"

Herolis and the other generals around looked at each other, then faced him, and solemnly said: "This is a decision we made after mutual consultation. We can renew the alliance with Sparta!"

Phoebidas looked around at everyone, and the coldness in his eyes quickly disappeared again...

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Dionysius finally looked forward to Phoebeidas' return on Ortigia Island, but got the bad news that "the rebels refused to negotiate and must drive him out of Syracuse." Although this was one of the worst results Dionysius had envisioned, he couldn't help but burst into flames.

Then, he wanted to continue to learn from Phoebe Das about the current situation in Syracuse and the situation of the principals of the rebels, but Phoebe was obviously not in this mood, and he directly asked Dionysius to immediately Send the Clippers back to Sparta.

Dionysius, who now relies more on the ally of Sparta, of course can’t refuse, but he feels a crisis from Phoebeidas’ sudden change of attitude. He who is good at manipulating power certainly knows the situation in Syracuse at this time. It is very unfavorable to his side, so he can't help but wonder: Will the real snobbery Spartans abandon themselves and choose rebels?

Thinking of this made him even more unable to sit still: The Spartans are now deeply involved in war and may not be able to send troops to support him, but the prestige of Spartans can help him deter Xiao Xiao and stabilize the city faster. If Sparta abandons him, it will push him into the abyss...

As a result, Dionysius, who was forced into desperation, did not recount the parting feelings with the two wives and the children, but locked himself in the palace alone, thinking about ways to get out of the predicament. Soon, he called the mercenary leader Megakalis and the intelligence chief Hiparinus to discuss together.

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In the middle of the night, the people in the main city of Syracuse all fell asleep, and the sentry on the newly built wall of the isthmus also relaxed their vigilance because the island of Ortigia had been calm for many days. Most of the sentry could not resist the sleepiness and fell asleep. go.

Dionysius personally led all the mercenaries and quietly left Ortigia Island.

Due to time constraints, after Herolis assembled the people to build the city wall, there was no time to dig trenches, set up roadblocks and traps, so the mercenaries quietly touched the city, and when the sentries discovered the enemy invaded, the mercenaries had already used it. The long ladder climbed to the top of the city, quickly killed the few sentinels, and occupied the city wall.