Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 246: Leave
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After half a day of discussion, they quickly re-determined the terms of the negotiation, allowing Keli Thorpes to return to Greater Greece.
Finally, Dionia and Sparta signed the famous "Double Kings Peace Treaty" (that is, King Dionia and King Sparta finally signed the peace treaty). The content of the peace treaty is roughly as follows: First, Sparta and Dionia maintain peace, non-aggression and friendly exchanges;
Second, with the Adriatic Sea and the north and south as the boundary, Sparta regards the Western Mediterranean as Dionian’s sphere of influence. The city-states form alliances, or instigate and support other city-states in hostilities against Dionia; similarly, Dionia regards the area east of the Adriatic Sea as the sphere of influence of Sparta, and shall not send any troops or warships. Entering, it is not allowed to enter into alliances with any other city-states in the Eastern Mediterranean, or to incite and support other city-states to conduct hostilities against Sparta;
Thirdly, considering that Syracuse is still an ally of Sparta, Dionia promised not to infringe on Syracuse’s territorial interests and not to force it to join Dionia’s alliance. However, Tarantum of Greater Greece does not have any covenant relationship with Sparta. The conflict with Dionia is an internal matter of Greater Greece. According to the second principle of the contract, Sparta will not interfere;
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The term of the friendly agreement is ten years. After the expiration, if there is no objection between the two parties, the agreement will be renewed.
Dionia and Sparta signed this agreement, but it was not announced. After all, the fact that the two parties regard other city-states as nothing and carve up the Mediterranean Sea is too much to hear, and it is not good for both parties to spread it out.
However, after signing the agreement, Kerry Thorpes made a special trip to Tarantum and announced Spartan’s decision to its council: Spartan will not interfere with Tarantum’s matter.
The generals and council members of Tarantum heard this like a concubine, and the council was wailing.
Two days later, Tarantum sent an envoy to Dionia, expressing his willingness to accept Dionia’s terms and become the "Free City" of the Alliance.
After signing the agreement on "Tarantum's Merger into the Dionian League", the Turri Senate, in accordance with Davers's instructions, began to release the prisoners of Tarantum in batches over a long period of time. Why is it not released all at once? Daves mainly considers that Tarantum has a precedent for destroying the alliance, and is afraid that it will suddenly repent after it has been benefited. The main force of Dionia will temporarily sit in the Sirion and work with Daves to deal with Great Greece. Some post-war matters cannot be returned in time to deal with. At the same time, Daves also wanted Tarantum to suffer a little bit more, to correct their arrogant character, and to facilitate future management.
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Dionysius returned to Ortigia once again after failing in a raid on Syracuse. Herolis begged the First Army of Dionia not to leave for the time being and let it be stationed at the Gate of Hexa. , So that they can get their assistance at any time. At the same time, Herolis reorganized the order in the city, formed a new defense force, and asked the First Corps to send officers to guide the Syracuse Citizens to defend the isthmus wall.
The failure of Dionysius caused the people in the port area to no longer maintain neutrality, and sent troops to the city to accept the command of Herolis.
Ten days later, the new Syracuse leadership headed by Herolis, who signed the peace treaty with Dionia, welcomed the first group of Syracuse citizens who returned to Sicily from Great Greece. With excitement and tears, Herolis became more confident.
The operation of Dionysius to send ships with small groups of mercenaries to land along the coast of Syracuse to harass has gradually ceased.
After another seven or eight days, the Spartan envoy Phoebedas arrived in Syracuse, officially recognized the new government of Syracuse, and renewed the covenant with Syracuse.
The new Syracuse regime with the dual support of Dionia and Sparta made the Greek city-state on the south coast of Sicily, which had been hesitant, finally decided to sever contact with Dionysius and turn to Heroli. Si and others sent messengers to convey their friendly intentions.
Dionysius is completely isolated and helpless now. Although the "rebels" cannot break through the strong barriers and enter Ortigia Island, his hope of regaining Syracuse is basically impossible. What worries him even more is the rapid consumption of food on the island, which is only enough for more than a month.
At this moment, Phoebe Das made a bold move. Regardless of the danger, he entered Ortigia Island alone and had a frank conversation with Dionysius.
Finally, under the assurance of Phoebedas, Dionysius agreed to lead his family, his supporters, and the more than one thousand mercenaries to leave Ortigia for Sparta. At the same time, the Syracuse Council also agreed to provide ten three-layer paddle warships free of charge so that Dionysius could leave Sicily as soon as possible.
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Fiestos saw Dionysius standing on the pier, staring at the Ortigia Island behind him for a long time. The entire fleet was ready and waiting for him alone, so he got off the ship again to persuade him : "Dionysius, let's go."
"Phelistos, my best friend." Dionysius stood in front of him, but his voice seemed faint and distant: "I can understand...Syracuse, whether in peacetime , It’s still in the war phase, and it’s always constant... Constant internal strife, consuming one's own energy, cannot fully use its power to expand the territory and seek more benefits for Syracuse itself!"
"Yes, Dionysius, that's why I fully support you." Felistos said with emotion, and casually expressed his reason for following him.
"So I don't think Herolis can correct this bad habit of the Syracuse..." Dionysius continued quietly.
"Herolis is too pursuing ideals, often self-righteous, prone to extremes, but lacks courage and ruthlessness, he can't control Syracuse!" Felistos was talking about this man When cheating and imprisoning a friend, his tone is calm as if he is talking about a stranger.
"In this troubled world, blood must be used to frighten the people and power to conquer the enemy! Herolis will not understand, and fortunately he will not understand!" Dionysius showed a cold smile on his face, he Pointing to the north of Ortigia Island: "Without my common enemy, I dare to swear to Apollo, within six months, Syracuse will inevitably have civil strife, and then it will be when we come back!" /
"The people are forgetful. When Syracuse loses the status of Sicilian supremacy, and the Syracuses suffer from the contempt of the Gentiles, they will soon feel the cruel reality and they will miss you again. I even think that not only will they not resist you at that time, they will also warmly welcome you to Syracuse!" Philistos agreed with Dionysius’ words, and he said seriously that this is also their willingness to follow. One of the reasons Dionysius left.
"Hahaha, Apollo will bless us, just as he has blessed us many times before!" Dionysius smiled and turned around. Suddenly he remembered something and his face became gloomy again: " But Dionia is a big trouble, and we need to specifically address it and discuss some countermeasures..."
The two discussed in low voices and boarded the ship.
The bugle blew, the wooden oars hit the water, and boats left Ortigia Island and headed east.
The news of "Dionysius has left Sicily" quickly spread throughout Syracuse, and the whole city cheered.
The big stone that had been pressing in his heart was moved away, and Herolis felt light in his body. From now on, he will lead the people to restore the prosperity of Syracuse. He is full of confidence in himself.
In the center of the fleet heading for Sparta is a very large passenger ship. Dionysius, his followers, and his family are all on board.
At this moment, Dionysius, Felistos, Hiparinus, and Phoebedas were chatting in the cabin.
"It now appears that Dionia had threatened to attack Lori at the beginning, I am afraid that he wanted to lure our Syracuse to send troops to Great Greece as soon as possible." Dionysius exclaimed.
"Listen to you, did you lead the army to invade Greece or were seduced by the Dionians?!" Phoebe Das showed a trace of disdain.
"Conquering Great Greece is indeed one of my goals!" Dionysius, who is already an exile, seemed very candid at the moment: "But I overestimated the power of Syracuse and underestimated Dionia. , Especially Daves! I thought I had valued that young man very much, but his military command ability was beyond my expectation. I didn’t expect that he could quickly repel the Samoneite army that I instigated. Go back to Turri, and defeated my army at sea and on land with unique tactics!... Felistos, I should really listen to you, don’t be too anxious to attack Great Greece, it should take a few years. Well consolidate Syracuse’s supremacy in Sicily, so that the people who are already tired of war can get a full rest! Then even if the Great Greece War fails, we can still hold Sicily!..."
"What's the use of saying these now, we've all been driven out of the Western Mediterranean!" Hiparinus said grimly.
"Of course it works!" Dionysius experienced the frustration of the initial departure, and now regained his self-confidence: "Learning from experience and lessons to avoid making the same mistake next time. We weren't like that back then, every time we encountered Frustration, next time you will become stronger and stand taller, so in the end Siracusa became the overlord of Sicily!"
Phoebe Das watched Dionysius coldly and did not conceal his ambition. He didn't intend to speak. Unexpectedly, Dionysius emphatically said to him: "Phoebe Das, when we attacked Great Greece, What do you think we should do to defeat Dionia and avoid today's ending?"