Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 216: Riots (3)

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Phelestos was startled, and saw Herolis picking up a sharp sword, and without hesitation, he lifted his robe, and drew blood on his arm and chest.

With a few low, painful shouts, Herolis wiped his blood on his body and face a few times, then turned to look at Philistos, his original firm eyes were a bit more fierce. .

Philipstos shivered unconsciously.

"Watch him, don't let him go!"

"Yes, master."

Herolis immediately went downstairs after finishing his orders.

At this time, the neighbors around Herolis and the citizens passing through the street and going to the square have been incited by the servants arranged in advance by Herolis.

As soon as I heard the news that "Master Herolis is being attacked by mercenaries", Herolis has worked so hard over the past few years, built a good image, and hated mercenaries, almost everyone present rushed together. Toward the house of Herolis, just to block the mercenaries who wanted to escape.

When everyone saw them, they had no doubts about what the servants said before, and they immediately rushed to kill the mercenaries one by one.

At this time, Felistos rushed to them in blood, and said gratefully: "My good neighbors! Brave citizens of Syracuse! Fortunately you arrived in time, otherwise I will To die in the hands of the mercenary that Dionysius loved, thank you for saving my life!" He said sincerely bowing to everyone.

But at this time, people's expressions changed a little because of Herolis’ reminder of "The Mercenary Beloved by Dionysius": At the beginning, Dionysius used mercenaries to maintain his power. , But caused continuous conflicts in Syracuse. To this end, he issued a decree, "Any Syracuse who provoked mercenaries to maintain the order of the city must be severely punished by the law!" Now they are not just provoking, but killing mercenaries...

Herolis took the look of fear on their faces into their eyes, and immediately shouted: "Why did Felistos send mercenaries to kill me?! Because yesterday the city hall received a message from Great Greece The news is,'Dionia wants to negotiate a peace with us', but Dionysius and Phylistos want to reject Dionian’s peace agreement. They want to increase their troops and go to Great Greece to continue with Great Greece. My fellow Greeks are fighting. I firmly oppose it, and decided to tell the truth to the citizens who had been summoned in today’s square. Philistos knew what I was thinking, so he sent mercenaries to arrest me. Even kill me!"

Speaking of this, Herolis increased the volume and roared: "Citizens of Syracuse, do you wish to stay in a foreign land temporarily like the compatriots who were sent to Great Greece before? Home and can’t go back! Do you hope that the war tax collected by the city-state will never end, forcing us to take wives and daughters and go into exile in other countries because we can’t pay heavy taxes! Do you want to continue to be in your own city-state? Life depends on the expressions of the foreign mercenaries, who are careful to live like a foreigner!...

Citizens, is this the Syracuse that we have worked so hard and devoted countless lives to defeat the mighty Athenian army and repel the mighty Carthaginians, and want to establish Syracuse? ? ! "

Herolis’ heavy and passionate words touched the people present. The words exposing the difficult living conditions of the citizens of Syracuse now pierced their hearts like a dagger, and immediately aroused a fierce response from everyone. : "No, this is not our Siracusa!"

"We don't want heavy war taxes!"

"We don't want war!"

"The mercenaries get out!"

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In the midst of the enthusiasm, someone yelled: "Dionysius get out!"

The noisy sound 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. After the riots, Dionysius carried out **** killings. The people of Syracuse were terrified of Dionysius.

Herolis shouted at the right time: "Citizens, what are you afraid of! Dionysius is cruel, but he is now far away in Great Greece, and he was taken by Dionia with the mercenary he relied on. People are besieged in Siriting, and our fleet has been defeated many times. It is no longer possible to transport them back safely under the threat of the Dionian fleet! But the mercenaries who stayed have been taken by Masias. When I went to Meyaro, even the troops from the neighboring countries around Syracuse were taken away. Now in the city, except for the two thousand mercenaries guarding Ortigia Island and the one stationed near the southern gate of the main city. Apart from a thousand mercenaries and those despicable spies under Hiparinus, they have no more power! And we—"

Herolis excitedly touched the people who surrounded the gates of his house: "There are tens of thousands of brave citizens gathered in the square, and the port area is dissatisfied with the tyranny of Dionysius. Countless people! The mercenaries will not be able to stop us! The lackeys of Dionysius, including Phylistos and Hiparinus, cannot stop us! This time, we will restore Syracuse to freedom!"

Everyone was inspired by Herolis and inspired their confidence. They surrounded Herolis and shouted: "Down with Dionysius and let Syracuse be free!..." The square advances.

Along the way, citizens with armors on their shoulders and shields and spears in their hands were encouraged to join them, and there were even more celebrities and nobles such as Felosanus, who brought heavily armed clansmen to expand their queues... When they arrived at the square , The team led by Herolis has grown to nearly a thousand people.

Man is a social animal from the crowd, not to mention that citizens suffer from heavy taxes and wars. Therefore, when Herolis stood on a high platform and gave a speech, there were thousands of people cheering on the stage to participate in the war mobilization. Citizens have basically joined the ranks of the riots, and even the patrols responsible for maintaining order have mostly turned their backs.

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

Herolis and the others have carefully analyzed the reasons for the failures of the last two riots. In addition to the Spartans' obstruction, it is also related to the lack of clear plans during the riots, the confusion of citizens’ actions, and the disagreement of opinions. Therefore, this Once Herolis learned their lesson and worked out a detailed riot plan in advance.

After receiving the support of nearly 10,000 citizen soldiers in the square, Herolis immediately sent two thousand men to capture the city hall.

Outside the city hall there were two hundred guards from mercenaries, but a small part of them died in the house of Herolis and some were sent to the square, but most of them did not escape, leaving the city hall with only a hundred guards. , How can you beat the surging two thousand citizen soldiers.

The citizen soldiers easily smashed their defenses, killed them one by one, rushed into the city hall, and arrested all the officials who were still working. Because citizens hated their help and abuse, most officials were either killed or dying.

Herolis led more than 8,000 citizen soldiers quickly marching westward in an attempt to attack the mercenaries stationed at the city gate.

At this moment, the thousand mercenaries who had been informed by spies and the guards who fled to the gate area heard about the turmoil in the city. You must know that their main responsibility is not to defend against foreign enemies, but to suppress the riots in the city and maintain the rule of Dionysius, so even though most of the citizens who were originally mercenaries outside the city have been taken to Meyaro, Attacking the invading Dionians, but the remaining mercenaries assembled quickly without hesitation and marched towards the square, trying to strangle them in the cradle while the turmoil was not yet serious.

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

The two sides met in a narrow street. Because the civic soldiers’ overwhelmingly dominant force was unable to deploy, the mercenaries’ tight organization and rich combat experience were brought to the fullest. Moreover, such a dangerous situation forced them to attack fiercely as soon as they came up. Even the civic soldiers who were not appointed by the team officers were not allowed to advance, and they had the upper hand for a while.

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At this time, Hiparinus and his party were still blocked at the exit of the isthmus. Not only did the crowded people not disperse, but there were signs of increasing. They not only blocked the way out of Hiparinus. , Also blocked the way for outsiders to enter Ortigia Island, which made Hiparinus feel strongly uneasy.

But at this moment, he dared not jump out of the carriage, led his entourage and guards into the crowded crowd, and rushed to the city hall. Because of the intuition he has cultivated from his secret affairs over the years, he knows that he is hated by the people of Syracuse, and if he rushes into the rioting crowd in front of him, he is very likely to be attacked.

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

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

Hiparinus had to persuade his daughter Aristomaqi to hold Dionysius' son and ask for the leader of the mercenary.

The mercenary leader agreed to send two hundred soldiers to drive away the people who made trouble. The spy finally entered the isthmus and saw Hiparinus.

Hiparinus learned that Herolis had led the citizens in the city to launch a rebellion, and was immediately shocked.

He scolded Philistos for listening to his advice and arrested Herolis; he reminded the mercenary leader to defend Ortigia Island and protect the core area of ​​Dionysius. , And at the same time sent a messenger to Meyaro urgently to ask for help from Masias.