Chapter 239 Heroes' Advice

Phoebe Das's threatening words immediately made everyone nervous.

Staceykos asked cautiously, "What's your advice?"

"Abandon the confrontation with Dionysius, and the two sides sit together and negotiate well! Of course, Dionysius has been too dictatorial these years, which has made the people of Syracuse dissatisfied, so I suggest that Dionysius be removed. The post of plenipotentiary general, re-implemented the '20 generals system' (because of the large population of Syracuse, more generals are needed to take charge of the affairs of the city-state, which is used for half of the time when the democratic system is in power). During the current war, he will temporarily serve as the chief general to avoid greater war losses due to changing generals in the middle."

Phoebe Das' suggestion silenced the generals.

But Hololis asked loudly, "Is this your suggestion, or is it Dionysius' suggestion?!"

"It's the result of my consultation with him." Phoebe Das lied without blinking his eyes.

Herolis warned others loudly: "As a friend of more than ten years, based on what I know about him, even if he is forced by the situation at this time, he agrees to these suggestions from the Spartan messenger, who knows what he will do in the future. Will he wait for the crisis to pass and reintroduce tyrannical rule, and kill us who resisted him today! We must never forget the painful lessons from five years ago!"

The words of Herolis reminded everyone, and everyone's expressions changed: four years ago, after Dionysius defeated the Carthaginian army, he immediately arrested all the leaders of the public riot on the charge of "traitor". Executed without trial, confiscated family property, reduced family members to slaves... This atrocity frightened the Syracuses, and no one dared to object to Dionysius' approach. The next few days During the years, everyone has been obediently being a shunmin. If it wasn't for Dionysius leading the army to suffer a crushing defeat outside, the defenses in the city were empty, and the leadership of Herolis and others, how could the people dare to rise up against Dionysius again.

The words of Herolis once again revealed this painful memory, which made the faces of the generals show fear and anger.

Phoebe Das didn't know this, and he pretended to say solemnly: "I can make an oath in the name of Hercules and promise you—"

"Go to your Hercules! Go to your promise!" Someone in the crowd yelled angrily, then rushed in front of Phoebe Das, pointed at him, and roared with gritted teeth: "It's you! It's you! If it weren't for your promise, my brother and the others would not have chosen to let Dionysius go. As a result, my brother was beheaded, and my sister-in-law became a slave. The wicked mercenary was stabbed to death, and my parents—"

The more he spoke, the more angry Kuzias became. He stretched out his hands, trying to grab Phoebe Das's clothes.

Kuzias fell to the ground.

He wanted to pounce again, but was stopped by Stacycus, Tecitis and others, he could only scolded: "Damn Spartans! You killed my family, the goddess of nemesis is on top, one day She will bring punishment on Sparta! I hope I can live to see the day when the Spartan country is destroyed and all the Spartans become slaves!"

Originally, Phoebe Das didn't care about Kuzias's roaring and screaming. He killed too many people in his life. If he cared about these, he would have collapsed, but Kuzias's last curse was too vicious. Let his anger rise: "This is your attitude towards Sparta?!"

"The messenger of Phoebe Das." Herolis persuaded with a gentle expression: "Kuzias' family was the earliest immigrant in Syracuse and enjoyed a high reputation among the people, but Dionysius Killed his entire family and imprisoned him in the stone prison. If it wasn't for the success of this resistance, he might have died silently in the stone prison... So I hope you can forgive his anger! And you too I saw the fact that Dionysius made the oath in front of everyone four years ago, and finally how easily he tore up the promise and mutilated the people of the city-state. Today, let him say his words as sweet as honey, The people of Syracuse have been wiped with the blood of their dead relatives and will no longer trust any of his promises! Either Dionysius is imprisoned and tried by us, or he escapes from Syracuse and never returns, He has no other choice than that!"

"As long as we catch him, we will try him for treason, including his family, just like he did to us!" Kuzias said through gritted teeth.

"That's right, we do not accept peace, and Dionysius and his men must be punished!" Pherothanus also spoke out his opinion, and other generals agreed.

With a gloomy face, Phoebe Das looked at the excited generals in front of him, and said coldly, "Since this is the case, you will be with Sparta—"

"The messenger of Phibbidas!" Herolis interrupted the threatening words he was about to say in time: "You have been fighting with Dionysius in Greater Greece, and you still don't know that Sparta is in Peloponnesus recently. The battle situation on the peninsula. The Athenians and the Corinthians fought together, causing your Spartan allies to suffer heavy losses. The Athenians even invaded Arcadia. It is said that your King Agesilaus has just returned to Sparta, Prepare to raise a new army to defend against the anti-Spartan alliance..."

Sparta and Syracuse not only had close military contacts, but also relied on Syracuse for trade, such as food. Moreover, Sparta often relied on Syracuse's merchant ships throughout the Mediterranean to collect information for them. For example, the news that the Persians handed over the fleet to the Athenian general Kelon and attacked the Spartan fleet was done by businessmen in Asia Minor. Syracuse merchants told Sparta in advance. Likewise, what happened in Sparta was often communicated back to Syracuse by these merchants in time, so that Herolis had a better understanding of the Peloponnesian wars.

Phoebe Das was shocked, and it was difficult to keep the cold arrogance on his face: "I hope what you said is true?!"

"Syracuse is not far from Sparta. It can be reached by boat in two days. You will know if it is true or false once you go back. We can provide you with a boat." Philosanus's words are a little bit different. The taste of schadenfreude.

Herolis hurriedly added: "The messenger of Phoebe Das, Syracuse and Sparta have always been allies and should have helped each other. But since Dionysius became a tyrant, because of his selfish desires, he Often it is Sparta who provides more help and Syracuse less for you... Now we have the advantage and Dionysius has the disadvantage, if Sparta continues to support Dionysius, to Now the situation in Syracuse city may take a long time to stabilize. But if you support us, Syracuse will soon be able to restore stability and prosperity, and we will continue to maintain a covenant with Sparta, and we will always Help Sparta!"

The last few words of Haroris were so sincere and powerful that Phoebe Das was moved, he stared straight at Haroris for a while, and asked hesitantly: "What you said... it's true. of?"

Haroris and the other generals around looked at each other, then faced him, and said solemnly: "This is a decision we made after consultation together, and we can renew the alliance with Sparta!"

Phoebe Das looked around at everyone, and the coldness in his eyes quickly disappeared...

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On Ortigia, Dionysius finally waited for the return of Phoebedas, only to get the bad news that "the rebels refused peace talks and must expel him from Syracuse", although this was One of the worst outcomes that Dionysius had envisioned, he couldn't help but get angry.

Then, he wanted to continue to learn about the current situation in Syracuse and the situation of the rebel masters from Phoebedas, but Phoebedas obviously did not have this mood, and he directly asked Dionysius to send a clipper immediately Send him back to Sparta.

Dionysius, who is now more reliant on Sparta as an ally, certainly cannot refuse, but he feels the crisis from Phoebe Das's sudden attitude. He is good at getting power, of course, he knows that the situation in Syracuse at this time is very unfavorable. He was on his side, so he could not help but wonder: would the Spartans of reality snobbery abandon themselves and choose the rebels?

Thinking of this, he couldn't sit still: the Spartans are now in deep war, and they may not be able to send troops to support him, but the prestige of Sparta can help him deter Xiaoxiao, stabilize the situation in the city faster, and Dispel the other thoughts of other city-states. If Sparta abandons him, it will push him, who was already isolated and helpless, into the abyss...

Therefore, Dionysius, who was forced into a desperate situation, did not discuss his parting feelings with the two ladies and the children, but locked himself in the palace alone, trying to figure out how to get out of the predicament. Soon, he called the mercenary leader Megicollis and the intelligence chief Hiparinus to discuss together.

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In the middle of the night, the people in the main city of Syracuse fell asleep, and the sentries on the new city wall on the Isthmus also relaxed their vigilance because Ortigia Island had been calm for many days, and most of the sentries could not resist sleepiness and fell asleep.

Dionysius personally led all the mercenaries and quietly left Ortigia Island.

Due to the lack of time, after Harolis called the people to build the city wall, there was no time to dig trenches, set up roadblocks and traps, so the mercenaries quietly touched the city. Going to the head of the city, he quickly killed a few sentries and occupied the city wall.