Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 166: The Guilt of Hernipolis

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A hundred years later, because of Sparta’s invasion of Messina, a large number of fled Messina people immigrated here, which changed the entire city, even the original name was changed to "Messina." The only coin issued is always marked "a sickle and a dolphin."

A few years ago, the Carthaginians destroyed it, and then Dionysius rebuilt the city, but the inhabitants of the city have become the colonists of Syracuse and Lokri and the allies.

Messina is only about 13 miles away from Lijim, and the Dionian fleet will arrive in a moment. Secorian is standing at the bow of the ship, looking at the whole city of Messina with interest: Messina and Compared with Lijim City, the city itself is not big, because it is located in the lowland between the mountains and the ocean, the area is narrow, and even there is no large river around the city, but it is very long built by a mixture of rocks and artificial stone mortar. The arc-shaped breakwater and the port surrounded by rebuttal attracted Sekrian’s attention.

Seeing a team of Messinas on the breakwater who were urgently assembled, some were running towards the boats at the dock, and some were holding bows and arrows on the tower on the embankment...Sekrian didn't care, he He didn't intend to lead the fleet into the port at all, but just did what he did in Lockey outside the port-crashing into the merchant ship in and out of the port, and after showing off his power, he continued to sail north.

The Syracuse colonists in the city of Messina never expected that they would be attacked like this when they dominate the Western Mediterranean in Syracuse. One can imagine the anger and frustration in their hearts.

The fleet crossed the strait and reached the city of Taurina in more than an hour.

The Taurina and Lijim citizen soldiers stationed here were also cheering when they learned that Dionia had defeated the Syracuse navy.

Sekrian originally thought that it would take a lot of talking to convince Feidun, because Feidun had failed to lead an attack before, and was once ordered back to Lijim for trial. Later, because Lijim’s citizens did not replace Feidun and the terrible Syracuse, the military talent of the Lokri coalition forces, was finally backed by Attilí Cruz to return to Taurena to regain control of the army. Sekrian worried that he would be afraid of attacking the Silo coalition forces. .

However, when Sekelian explained his intentions to the Lijim commander general, Feidun did not hesitate. He immediately expressed his willingness to cooperate with Dionia to contain the Silo coalition forces, only because Sekelian did not meet with Bruti. Until Hiros in the area got in touch, it was temporarily unable to negotiate an effective plan.

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Meanwhile, Hernipolis just got up.

Yesterday, the Dionian army joined the rioting civilians inside and outside the city. In addition, the defenders fought almost half-heartedly, and the city of Laos was finally broken.

In despair, Alobmus didn't want to be humiliated by his nephew after being arrested, and committed suicide.

Henipolis did not give up. He issued an order: Anyone who participated in the rebellion and worked for Alobmas should be punished!

Know that when Alobmas usurped the throne, almost the entire city-state bureaucracy turned to him. Heripolis originally wanted to take this opportunity to bring down all those who opposed him and hindered him, but he did not expect this to happen. The rioting civilians are like getting the right to legally rob the city-state officials, chiefs, and wealthy people who usually oppress and exploit them. The hatred and violence buried in their bones are completely released, which is a disaster for this city. Soon the whole city was plunged into frantic killing and looting.

Henipolis didn't look good, and ordered: stop plundering and killing, otherwise he will be severely punished!

But where can the poor people who have already killed themselves obey orders, and even attack the soldiers who sent orders.

Henipolis had to ask Hiros for help.

Silos immediately sent all the troops to stop the riots caused by the poor in Laos, and ordered: in case of resistance, kill it.

More than 5,000 Dionian soldiers who have been formally trained entered the city and began to suppress the mobs who broke into various deep house compounds and looted them.

At dusk, the riots were subdued. What followed was groans and wailing voices covering the whole city. After years of hard work by Avinojis and Alobmas, the city of Lars, which became increasingly prosperous, became full of sight in one day. Barbarians, dead and wounded were everywhere.

Henipolis, who rode into the city, couldn't bear to watch.

What makes him more disturbed is the hatred in the eyes of the people who were crying with the corpses of their loved ones by the roadside looking at him...

Henipolis, who is deeply self-blame and frightened, didn't give him much comfort even if he saw his mother who was rescued safe and sound. At night, when he lay on the bed and closed his eyes, the horror that he had seen during the day appeared in his mind. His ears were filled with people's cries, tossing and turning, and unable to fall asleep. Excessive tiredness and fall asleep.

At noon, he woke up and had to eat breakfast and lunch together.

His mother also ate with him. Although Alobmas rebelled, he only put his brother’s widow under house arrest, and other treatments were as usual. Therefore, the woman was not harmed, but worried about the safety of her son. Now Henipolis returned safely and defeated again. Insurgent, she has always been in a good mood: "My child, I have visited you several times in the morning, but I stopped him from going back."

"Does he have anything to do with me?" Hernipolis asked listlessly, chewing on the bread, thinking about other things.

"He asked what to do with the civilians who were imprisoned? I asked him to release them all." Hernipolis' mother was the cousin of the nobleman of Lucania and the former chieftain of Laos, Tula. Tula betrothed him to Avinojis, in fact, in order to better control and win over Avinojis, who was the leader of the descendants of the original Sybaris, therefore, the relationship between Avinojis and his wife was not. it is good.

Later Avinojis united with Dionia and overthrew the rule of the Lucanians in Laos City. Tula and his forces were almost completely slaughtered. The reason why he did not deal with his Lucani Ya's wife, on the one hand, is because she is the biological mother of Hernipolis, on the other hand, for decades, the Lucanians ruled Laos and gradually merged with the Greek descendants of Subaris. When Avinojis rebelled, many small Lucanian tribes expressed their support and surrender. Therefore, having a Lucanian wife was just enough to reassure the disturbed Lucanians.

But this woman remembered the hatred of her family’s destruction, and today she had a real smile: "Those'black pigs' who only wander in the mud on weekdays (in the past The Lucanians in Siberia’s contempt for the slaves of Sybaris) should have died long ago! Son, you did a good job, it was these people who killed your Uncle Tula’s family in the first place! Did you know, your uncle’s second daughter, yours? My cousin is so beautiful, I told Tula that I wanted her to be your wife in the future, but those damn—"

"Enough!" Hernipolis suddenly smashed the wooden cup full of wine on the ground, splashing the wine.

The woman was shocked.

"I'm full." Hernipolis stood up, didn't look at his mother, turned and walked out.

"Heni!" the woman yelled pitifully.

Henipolis didn't look back, he sighed in his heart: He punished the officials and tribal leaders who helped Alobmas usurp the throne, not to avenge their betrayal, but to build a better political system , A system like Dionia where everyone owns land and has the right to participate in politics. He is different from his mother who hates the people of Laos! But--

Thinking of the corpses over and over, the look of hatred... His anger was immediately vented, and he began to doubt himself again: Did I really do something wrong? As Alobumas said, am I doing things too much? ...

Arobumas...Henipolis remembered that when he saw the corpse of his only uncle last night, he didn't feel the pleasure of revenge in his heart. Instead, what kept coming to mind was that his uncle played with him when he was young. Circumstances, this made his heart feel empty and unfounded.

He wandered aimlessly all the way, and finally came to the town hall next to his house.

There is a beautiful seat in the center of the council chamber of the city hall. He wandered up and sat down slowly, facing the circular stone bench in front.

This council hall was built by Hernipolis’ father three years ago with reference to the Greek city-states, but unlike Dionia and other great Greek city-states, there is an extra chair in the center of this hall, a special A chair for the consul for life. He didn't know whether his father and his uncle had the feeling of being elevated and distinctive when sitting on this chair, but he had no such wonderful experience at all, instead he was focused by dozens of pairs of hungry wolves with greedy eyes. Like a lamb, it made him sick and uncomfortable. After he took office as the consul, he has been to the council several times, and he didn't want to come again.

At this moment, he was sitting in a chair, facing the empty meeting place in a daze, until Eriandos hurriedly walked in: "My lord, I am looking for you."

Henipolis came back to his senses and looked at the anxious face of the loyal man his father had left him, and asked with uneasiness: "What's the matter?"

"Those released poor people did not want to leave, but asked when to honor the promise you made." Eriandos's words made Hernipolis inexplicably fired: "Cash?! They returned. Want me to fulfill my promise? Look at the things they did. I didn’t execute them one by one. It is already a kindness to them!..."

Henipolis yelled and vented his dissatisfaction. He didn't expect that the poor poor in his eyes would turn into a vicious mob in an instant, and he was so greedy. But he was just talking about it like venting his hatred. Of course he had to fulfill his vows to the gods, and the current situation in Laos would not allow him to repent.