Chapter 216 Riot (3)

Philostos was startled, and saw that Herolis picked up a sharp sword, lifted his robe without hesitation, and made a few blood cuts on his arms and chest.

Accompanied by a few low-pitched screams, Haroris wiped his own blood on his body and face, turned his head to look at Philistos, and his originally firm eyes were a little more fierce.

Philistos shivered involuntarily.

"Watch him, don't let him run away!"

"Yes, Master."

After Harolis finished his instructions, he immediately went downstairs.

At this time, the neighbors around Haroris and the citizens who passed through the street to go to the square were already incited by the servants pre-arranged by Haroris.

As soon as he heard the news that "Mr. Heroris is being attacked by mercenaries", the good image and hatred of mercenaries that Heroris has worked hard for over the past few years made almost everyone present flock to Herolis together. Rollis' house just blocked the mercenaries who wanted to escape.

When everyone saw them, they no longer doubted what the servants had said before, and immediately rushed up to beat the mercenaries to death.

At this time, Philistos rushed to them in blood, and said very gratefully: "My good neighbors! Brave citizens of Syracuse! Thank you for your timely arrival, otherwise I will die in Die. In the hands of Onysius' beloved mercenary, thank you for saving my life!" He bowed his sincere thanks to everyone.

But at this time, people's faces changed a little because of the reminder of "the mercenaries loved by Dionysius" by Hololis: Dionysius used mercenaries to maintain his power, but caused the Clashes continued in the city of Syracuse. To this end, he issued a decree, "Any mercenary who actively provokes the maintenance of the city-state order by the Syracuses must be severely punished by the law!" Now they are not just provoking, but killing the mercenary...

Haroris took the look of fear on their faces into his eyes, and immediately shouted: "Why did Philistos send mercenaries to kill me?! Because yesterday the city hall received news from Great Greece," Dionysius wants to make peace with us', but Dionysius and Philistos refuse to make peace with Dionysus, they want to increase their troops and go to Greater Greece to continue with their Greek compatriots in Greater Greece Fighting. I am firmly opposed, and decided to tell the truth to the citizens who were called in today's square. Philistos knew what I was thinking, so he sent mercenaries to arrest me and even kill me kill me!"

Speaking of this, Herolis increased his voice and shouted: "Citizens of Syracuse, do you wish to stay in a foreign land temporarily, like the compatriots who were sent to Greater Greece before, without having a home but not being able to? Back! Don't you wish that the increased war tax of the city-states would never end,

Forcing us to go into exile with our wives and daughters because we could not pay the heavy taxes! Do you want to continue to live in your own city-state, but look at the faces of those foreign mercenaries, and live carefully like a foreigner! ...

Citizens, is this the Syracuse we want to build after all the hard work, the sacrifice of countless lives, the defeat of the mighty Athenian army and the repulsion of the mighty Carthaginians? ! "

The heavy and passionate words of Herolis touched the people present, and the words that revealed the difficult living conditions of the citizens of Syracuse today pierced their hearts like a dagger, and immediately aroused fierce reactions from everyone: "No , this is not our Syracuse!"

"We don't want heavy war taxes!"

"We don't want war!"

"Get out of here, mercenaries!"

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In the excitement of the crowd, someone shouted, "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, and after the riots, Dionysius carried out bloody killings, The people of Syracuse were terrified of Dionysius.

Heroris shouted at the right time: "Citizens, what are you afraid of! Dionysius is brutal, but he is now far away in Greater Greece, besieged by the Dionysians along with the mercenaries he relies on. Sirius, and our fleet has been defeated many times, it is impossible to transport them back safely under the threat of the Dionysian fleet! And those mercenaries who stayed have been brought to Mei by Macias Yarrow, even the troops of the neighboring countries around Syracuse were taken away. Now in the city, apart from the two thousand mercenaries guarding Ortigia Island and one thousand mercenaries stationed near the south gate of the main city And they have no more power than the vile spies of Hyparinus! And we—"

Horolis excitedly touched the people who surrounded the gate of his house: "There are tens of thousands of brave citizens who gathered in the square, and countless people in the port area who are dissatisfied with Dionysius' tyranny! The mercenaries will not be able to stop us! The lackeys of Dionysius such as Philistos and Hyparinus will not be able to stop us! This time, we will set Syracuse free!"

The crowd was inspired by Herolis and encouraged them to have confidence. They surrounded Herolis and shouted: "Down with Dionysius and let Syracuse be free!..." and headed towards the square.

Along the way, citizens with armour on their shoulders and shields and spears were encouraged to join them, and celebrities and nobles such as Philosanus grew their ranks with fully-armed clansmen... When they arrived at the square, Hero The team led by Lis has grown to nearly a thousand people.

Humans are social animals that conform to the herd, not to mention that citizens suffer from heavy taxes and wars. Therefore, when Herolis stood on the high platform to give a speech, there were thousands of people cheering in the audience, and the citizens who came to participate in the war mobilization basically They all joined the riots, and most of the patrol members who were responsible for maintaining order also defected.

Dozens of mercenaries who were monitoring the abnormal situation in the square saw that the situation was not good and left early.

Haroris and the others have carefully analyzed the reasons for the failure of the last two riots. In addition to the Spartans being obstructive, it is also related to the lack of a clear plan during the riots, the chaotic actions of the citizens, and the disunity of opinions. Therefore, this time Heroes Liss and the others learned their lesson and made a detailed riot plan in advance.

After receiving the support of nearly 10,000 civic soldiers in the square, Haroris immediately dispatched 2,000 people to capture the city hall.

There were originally two hundred guards from mercenaries outside the city hall, but a small number of them died in the home of Haroris, and some were sent to the square. As a result, most of them did not escape, leaving the city hall with only a hundred guards. Overwhelmed by the surging 2,000 civic soldiers.

The civic soldiers easily overwhelmed their defenses, killed them one by one, and rushed into the city hall, arresting all the officials still working. Most of the officials were either killed or beaten to the death because citizens hated their helpers.

Herolis led more than 8,000 civilian soldiers to the west quickly, trying to attack the mercenaries stationed at the city gate.

At this time, a thousand mercenaries who received reports from spies and guards who fled to the city 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 although most of the citizens outside the city who were originally mercenaries have been brought to Meyaro, They attacked the invading Dionians, but the remaining mercenaries still quickly assembled without hesitation and marched toward the square, trying to kill the turmoil in its cradle before it got too big.

However, Herolis took advantage of the great opportunity created by mobilizing and forming an army in the war, and quickly won the support of tens of thousands of citizens, and also led seven or eight times the number of troops to kill.

The two sides met in a narrow street. Due to the overwhelming strength of the citizen soldiers, they were unable to deploy, while the mercenaries' tight organization and rich combat experience were brought into full play, and such a dangerous situation also forced them to attack fiercely as soon as they came up. The civic soldiers, who had not even been appointed by the team officers, could not advance an inch, 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 an increase. They not only blocked the way out of Hiparinus, but also stopped them. The passage for outsiders to enter Ortigia Island made Hyparinus feel strongly disturbed.

But at this moment, he did not dare to jump out of the carriage, and led his entourage and guards into the crowded crowd and rushed to the city hall. Because of the intuition he has cultivated in 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 will most likely be attacked.

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

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

Hyparinus had to persuade his daughter, Aristomachi, to hold the son of Dionysius and come to beg the leader of the mercenaries.

The leader of the mercenary army agreed to send 200 soldiers to drive away the troubled people, and the spy finally entered the isthmus and met Hiparinus.

Only then did Hiparinus know that Herolis led the citizens of the city to launch a rebellion, and was immediately shocked.

While scolding Philistos, he should have listened to his advice and arrested Herolis; while reminding the mercenary leader to defend Ortigia Island with heavy troops and protect the core area of ​​Dionysius, he sent a The messenger rushed to Meyaro and asked Macias for help.