Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 569

[Chapter 236 Dilemma]

“After the riots started, no one saw him. According to the information reported by my spies, he was probably imprisoned by Haroris,” Hiparinus said.

“Damn Heroris! I should have chopped off his head and hung his body on the top of the city to warn those who have evil intentions! This time I will kill his entire family and ask the temple priest to curse his soul. Sinking in the river Styx forever!…” Dionysius cursed loudly to vent his anger and annoyance: without Philistos, it would be like cutting off one of his arms, leaving many of his None of the plans could be implemented, because he quietly returned to Syracuse, and did not intend to make public appearances to avoid public criticism, and many things could only be carried out by Philistos.

Now that Philistos is away, who can he rely on?

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“Herolis is outside, with an army of tens of thousands of people in his hands. If you have the ability, you can defeat him and kill him! What’s the use of just yelling here!” Hiparinus said coldly.

Among these people now, he is the only one who dares to embarrass Dionysius in person. Philistos sometimes criticizes, but he will never be as mean as him, just because he is not only Dionysius His father-in-law is also a staunch supporter of Dionysius. When Dionysius was in the most difficult time, he spent all his wealth to support Dionysius’ election campaign, and bought a large number of citizens for him, It made him elected as the general of the army of Syracuse, and led the citizens against the Carthaginian army, thus embarking on the road of a dictator.

Dionysius stared at Hiparinus with both eyes, his chest heaving sharply, as if he was about to vent his anger at any moment, and Callidmus took a few steps back in fright.

But Dionysius finally held back. He snorted heavily, turned his eyes to Megicollis, and asked in a deep voice, “How is the defense of Ortigia Island?” “My lord

, the rebels once They attacked the city wall of the isthmus, but they suffered heavy casualties and failed to reach the top of the city, so they stopped attacking here, but built a new city wall at the exit of the isthmus, trying to block us out of the city.”

“Have you tried to attack the Isthmus with troops?”

Megicollis didn’t speak, and turned to Hiparinus.

“I told the mercenaries of Megicolis not to attack!” Hiparinus said without evasion: “The situation was dangerous and the situation was very chaotic. The first thing I want to ensure is that the mercenaries of Ortigia Island Safe!”

This time Dionysius didn’t get angry, he was silent for a while, and said loudly: “Well… Lord Hiparinus, you are doing the right thing! Megicollis, thank you very much and the mercenary. We have worked hard to defend Ortigia Island, and let us have a place to live!”

“My lord, it is our mercenary duty to defend Ortigia Island!”

“Is Macias alive or dead now?” Onysius asked the whereabouts of another right-hand man.

“According to the news reported by the spies,

he led the troops to flee back to the villages and towns established by the former mercenary citizens outside the city, but without giving him a chance to rest, he immediately dispatched tens of thousands of troops to the land. The former mercenaries and their families launched an attack, and Macias was no match for it, so he led his men to retreat into the western mountains.” Hiparinus said expressionlessly.

“Just don’t die…” Dionysius couldn’t think about contacting Marcias for a while, and his mind turned to another question: “What about our fleet?”

“The sailors in the port They all took part in the rebellion, they imprisoned Palonisus, took the warships for themselves, and united with the rebels of Haroris, routed the thousand mercenaries who guarded the gates, and also Responsible for clearing the mercenaries outside the city… but these sailors had some quarrels with the rebels in the city.”

“What quarrels?!” Dionysius thought.

“According to the report of the spies, it is said that the sailors of the port hoped to obtain all the land of the former mercenary citizens, and hoped to obtain more political rights, but they were opposed by Hololis…”

Dionysius After this incident, he asked another question of his greatest concern: “Where is Dionia’s army now?”

“They once went to Taunis, assisted the rebels, took control of the city, and then they seem to have gone north again. Now all passages in Syracuse and the north are blocked, and it is impossible to know the situation there in detail.” S said.

The Dionians are quite cautious!

When Dionysius thought of this, he felt a little anxious. After all, tens of thousands of Syracuses were still thrown by him in the Celestial Court, blocking Dionysian’s main force for him. Before the people solve the problem of Sirius, they will recapture the city of Syracuse. Once Dionia’s main expedition across the sea, he will be in danger!

“What about the city-states on the south coast? Did you go to them for help?!” Dionysius asked anxiously, this was where he was most likely to get reinforcements, and where his hope was.

“When the big riots broke out in our city-states such as Syracuse, Catane, Leotine, and Taunis, there were also a lot of commotions in the city-states on the south coast. Lord Caledems once risked his life. Going to Gera, Agrigento…for help, they were all rejected,” said Hiparinus.

“My lord, these city-states have said, ‘In order to help the lord to attack Great Greece, they have sent a lot of soldiers. In order to repel the Dionysians who landed in Sicily, they have sent many young and middle-aged citizens, but most of them have not been seen. Come back, now that the people in the city-state are rioting and the political situation is unstable, it is impossible for them to send reinforcements.'” Karidemus said helplessly.

“Even Camerina refused to send troops?!”

Facing Dionysius’ cannibalistic eyes, Callidmus nodded tremblingly: “Yes… Yes…”

“Damn it!” Dionysius St. scolded: Other city-states can understand that the tyrant of Kamanlina is his own brother Leputin, who was personally supported by him, and he actually ignored the turmoil in Syracuse, this idiot. Do you think I’m down and he’ll be fine?

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Dionysius was angry with his shortsightedness, but there was a sense of powerlessness in his heart: the entire Syracuse rebelled, he lost many civic soldiers, and the support of sailors, and even the allies ignored him , can only these two thousand mercenaries regain their former throne of power?

Dionysius was a little dazed, he felt like a big fish stranded on the beach, with air and strength, but no strength, and at any time in danger of drying up and dying.

At this time, Callidmus asked in a mysterious way: “My lord, do you know what happened to the army in the expedition to Great Greece?”

Dionysius stared at him with wide eyes.

The people around him knew very well that Dionysius was a deserter, so no one sanely mentioned it, but Calidemus mentioned the most taboo thing about Dionysius.

“I…I…I mean that if the army in Greater Greece can return, it can be recaptured…recaptured…” Under Dionysius’ cold gaze, Callides tussled with teeth. .

“What you said makes sense.” Dionysius was expressionless, his tone was calm: “In this case, I will send you to Siri Court to negotiate with the new king of Dionia, and I authorize you to do whatever he proposes. You can agree to any request, as long as you can bring the soldiers back safely as soon as possible, you’d better set off now!”

“Ah! Me?! Now?!–” Callidmus was terrified, trying to dodge the tin. The patrol of the Rakuza rebel warships, breaking through the blockade of the Dionysian fleet, and reaching the Celestial… This is at risk of life!

But Dionysius could no longer let him talk, and let Megicollis and the guards take him to Captain Laktinus.

Although Dionysius did not think that the shrewd King Dionysus would make such a mistake, in his heart, he still held such a fluke. As long as he can return, he can easily retake Syracuse!

“I’ve been on the boat for two days, and I’m a little tired. Let’s take a rest first, and keep secret about my return–” Dionysius covered his head in one hand, and warned the people around him a little tiredly: “Not only It was kept secret from the rebels in the city, and also from Ortigia Island, because the rebels captured most of the city hall officials, and their families on the island are worried!”

“Have a good rest, Tomaki and the children need your comfort too, they’ve been terrified these days!” Hyparinus sighed.

But Dionysius turned to look at Phoebe Das, who had been silent for a while: “Come with me, I have something to discuss with you.”

“Okay!” Phoebe Das simply ‘s answer.

On the way to the palace, Dionysius said frankly: “Now you already know the situation in Syracuse, and even the whole situation in Sicily. To be honest, the situation this time is more dangerous than the last time. The rebels in , probably also colluded with the Dionians, otherwise the entire east coast of Sicily would not have rioted on the same day, and it happened at the most critical moment, don’t you think?”

“Probably. “Phoebe Das squeezed out a sentence with an indifferent expression.

Note:

Historically, Dionysius eventually chose his son Dionysius the Younger by his relationship with Lady Doris, the beauty of Locri, as the heir to the tyrant of Syracuse, rather than with Hyparinus The two sons of his daughter, Aristomachi, may be due to: on the one hand, these two sons are indeed mediocre and ill-behaved; The government’s fears may at the same time be a form of revenge for Hiparinus’ insults to him over the years.

When he appointed his heir, Hyparinus had died.