Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 208: Herolis

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After sending Hiparinus away, Felistos sat on a wooden chair and lingered for a while...

When Dionian’s messengers came to Syracuse to protest, although Dionysius and Philistos paid more attention to Dionian, they did not really regard it as evenly matched. Opponent. And now he never expected that an army of 80,000 and more than 400 warships-such a powerful force capable of sweeping Sicily would be defeated by the independently supported Dionians in Great Greece! If Dionysius and he knew that it would be such a bad result, I am afraid that they would rather postpone the attack for a few months and make more preparations, but now it is too late to regret it! Only by working hard to win this war, otherwise the fate of Syracuse——

The devastated Katane, Naxos, and Carthage who had been forced to make peace appeared in Felistos’s mind. He couldn’t help but shudder: The situation in Sicily today is very Calm, but who knows if this calm will give birth to a bigger storm?

He picked up his worry and prepared to call in the Minister of Finance to discuss the money and food needed for the second expedition, but he saw that Hiparinus, who had already left, rushed in again, his face could not be concealed. Panic.

Phelestos's heart suddenly "cocked", and Hiparinus said anxiously, "I just received urgent news from my subordinates that the Dionians have landed in Sicily. They captured Meyaro!"

Bad news came one after another, like a sledge hammer hitting Felistos, making him dizzy. He propped up the wooden table with his hand and asked quietly: "Is this news true?!"

"I think you will soon welcome Siculi's messenger for help." Hiparinus said anxiously.

Philistos stunned, and suddenly shouted to his subordinates: "Quick! Go and call me some adults including Herolis, Marcias, Callidemus, etc.!" "

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The meeting room is still the same people before, but the atmosphere is more solemn. The news of "the army of Syracuse was defeated in the battle" shocked everyone, but it happened in Great Greece after all. But now that the war has reached Sicily, the sense of urgency is even stronger. What worries them even more is that Dionia dared to send troops to Sicily, indicating that they were confident of completely defeating the army of Syracuse in Great Greece. Dionysius was in a very bad situation in Great Greece.

"How many Dionians landed in Naxos?" Mathias asked the most critical question.

"According to my men’s report, there are about six to seven thousand people. Most of the soldiers wear black armor. The information about the Dionian army shows that they are only soldiers from what they call the'formal legion'. They can only be dressed. And they attacked quickly. It only took more than an hour for Mayaro to find the enemy to be occupied. Although some of the Naxos slaves were in riots, it can be seen that this was definitely not a single one. Ordinary Dionian army!" Hiparinus reminded extremely solemnly.

The other people's brows frowned more tightly.

"Regardless of the strength of this Dionian army, we must eliminate it as soon as possible!" Felistos looked at the crowd with a serious expression, and slammed his left hand on the wooden table, reminding loudly: " The failure of our army in the Battle of Great Greece may have given some Sicilian city-states other ideas. Now, the news of the'Dionians landing in Sicily' will only make the seemingly peaceful situation in Sicily turbulent. , Naxos slave riots is a clear proof! We must destroy this army as quickly as possible, and use a victory to tell the other city-states in Sicily,'We Syracuse is still strong!'. Only in this way, In order to maintain the current situation, if this panic spreads, it will bring us endless trouble!"

"I immediately went outside the city to mobilize for war. At least 6,000 soldiers can be recruited immediately. In addition, the 1,000 mercenaries on Ortigia Island--"

Mathias was interrupted by Hiparinus before he finished speaking: "The mercenaries on Ortigia Island cannot be mobilized. That is to protect Lord Dionysius and his family, and everyone. It's safe for adults!"

Herolis raised the corner of her eyes insignificantly.

"Can the citizen soldiers in the city be called tomorrow?" Felistos asked, turning his head.

Herolis shook his head: "It's difficult. The people rioting outside the city hall have not calmed down. I guess it will take at least three days to gather them in the square..."

"Do your best!" Felistos didn't have much hope for this, and he said to Marcias: "I will send someone urgently to inform these allies in the north. Let Taunis, Leottini, Katane, and Siculi convene their troops. Tomorrow you will lead the troops northward and bring the troops of these allies under your command along the way. The Dionians invade Sicily and occupy May Yarrow, the next threat will be the rule of these city-states. They should go all out. We will recruit troops to reinforce you later..."

"With the army of these allies joining, especially Katane, I think it's enough to deal with the Dionians!" Masias confidently said, "I will rush back to gather the soldiers now." After that, he simply got up and walked out.

"Master Callidemus, you are going to these allied states to the south, urging them to provide troops as soon as possible, and after gathering the troops, immediately lead them to Meyaro!" Felistos continued.

Kalidoms knew that the situation was urgent and did not argue with Felistos, so he immediately accepted it.

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Herolis finally persuaded the people gathered outside the city hall, and returned to his mansion tiredly. It was already dusk.

When the door was closed, his seemingly exhausted energy immediately recovered, and he walked quickly to his study, followed by his most trusted slave, Tista.

As soon as he sat down, Herolis hurriedly asked: "Is there any news over there?!"

"Yes, master." Tista carefully handed over a piece of papyrus folded into small squares.

Herolis hurriedly opened it and saw that it was densely packed with strange symbols to outsiders, but he knew very well that this was a popular and mysterious "Daves number" in Dionia.

He suppressed the excitement in his heart and said to Tista: "You go outside and wait a moment."

After Tista exited the study and closed the door, Herolis pulled out the book "History" from the bookcase, and found the corresponding page number, line number, and number one by one according to the numbers provided on the note. Words, but it’s not over yet. The small ink dots at the top of the note signify that the real goal is to count these words backwards. Connecting these words is Dionian The information that the head of intelligence in Sicily wants to convey is to make such a complicated secret document for the purpose of even if Herolis’ confidant slave is captured and the note is taken away, Hiparinus may not be able to understand the meaning of the note at all. If you are careless, Hiparinus’s men might even throw it away as a graffiti by the slaves.

Actually, Herolis had worked hard to learn for several days before mastering it, so he had to sigh: Dionians are so hard-working, careful and orderly in this respect, far superior Syracuse, who has had decades of spy history, gave him some confidence in Dionia.

And now the performance of the Dionians on the battlefield makes him more confident about this.

After reading the secret letter, he wrote back in this way, called Tista in again, and ordered: "Tomorrow morning, you will bring two cans of wine to Felosanus. And told him personally,'The weather is warm, let him go out more.'"

Tituta immediately recounted what Herolis had said. Herolis nodded in satisfaction, and carefully handed over the folded papyrus to him: "After sending the wine, you rush to the wine Sit down, and once someone matches the code, you give it to him."

"Understood, Master." Tista is already familiar with this, but after accepting the order today, he did not leave immediately. Instead, he asked hesitantly: "Master, I heard that Dionysius is already there. Great Greece was defeated, will Dionysius’ rule here be overthrown?!"

Looking at the vision in Tista’s eyes, Herolis knew clearly: His slave was originally a citizen of Katane, but because of the invasion of Dionysius, his home was destroyed and his relatives were killed. He also became a slave, and he had a deep hatred of Dionysius. It is precisely because of this that Herolis will trust him and let him do these things. "

"Yes!" Horolis said without hesitation, and saw Tista go out happily.

At this time, a picture of a few months ago emerged in Herolis' mind: At that time, a merchant who was said to be from Cyrenaica wanted to buy wine. Due to the large quantity, Herolis decided Negotiate with this businessman in person.

Who knows that on the day of the meeting, the young businessman held back, and then said solemnly: "Dear Herolis, I’m a citizen of Dionia, my name is Antrapolis. I brought the sincere greetings from Dionian Archon Daves to you......"

Using Herolis to spread the news in the wine shops outside the city, and then let the slaves go to the port to hang out frequently to divert the attention of the intelligence department...It was his idea.

The winner will be decided within these few days! Herolis was both nervous and excited, he clenched his fists...

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Learning that "Heros is going to attack Medema", Daves sent some engineers headed by Oropus. They have already gained some experience in studying the Siege Tower in Syracuse. Take Medema as an experiment.