Felistos was startled, and saw Jerolis pick up a sharp sword, and without hesitation, he opened his robe, and made a few bloody cuts on his arm and chest.

With a few low cries of pain, Herois wiped his blood on his body and face a few times, and turned his head to look at Felistus, his originally determined eyes a little more fierce.

Felistos shuddered unconsciously.

"Look at him, don't let him run!"

"Yes, master."

After Herolis had given the order, he immediately went downstairs.

By this time, the neighbors around Herolis, and the citizens who had passed through the street and were going to the square, had been stirred up by the pre-arranged servants of Herolis.

As soon as he heard the news that "Lord Herolis is being attacked by mercenaries", the good image that Herrolis has worked hard for several years, built up, and his hatred for mercenaries caused almost everyone present to flock to Herolis's mansion together, just to block the mercenaries who wanted to escape.

When the people saw them, they no longer had any doubts about what the slave had said, and immediately rushed forward and killed the mercenaries one by one.

At this time, Felistos rushed to them covered in blood and said very gratefully: "My good neighbors! Brave citizens of Syracuse! Thanks to your timely arrival, otherwise I would have died at the hands of the mercenaries whom Dionysius loved, thank you for saving my life! As he spoke, he sincerely bowed to everyone and thanked them.

But at this time, people's faces changed a little because of the reminder of Herolis's phrase "the mercenary beloved by Dionysius": Dionysius used mercenaries to maintain his power, but it caused constant conflicts in the city of Syracuse. To this end, he issued a decree, "Any mercenary who provokes the people of Syracuse to maintain order in the city-state must be severely punished by law!" "Now they're not just provoking, they're killing mercenaries......

Hololis, taking the look of fear on their faces, immediately shouted, "Why did Felistos send mercenaries to kill me?!" Because yesterday the town hall received a message from Greater Greece that 'Dionysia wants to make peace with us', but Dionysius and Felistos want to refuse Dionia's peace negotiation, and they want to increase their troops and go to Greater Greece to continue fighting against their fellow Greeks in Great Greece. I was adamantly against it, and I decided to tell the truth to the citizens who had been summoned in the square today. Felistos knew what I was thinking, so he sent mercenaries to capture me and even kill me! ”

At this, Jerolis raised his voice and shouted: "Citizens of Syracuse, do you wish to stay in a foreign land for the time being, like your compatriots who were sent to Great Greece before, and have a home and not be able to return! Do you want the city-states to increase their war taxes forever, so that we will be forced to go into exile with our wives and daughters because we cannot pay the heavy taxes? Do you want to continue living in your city-state, but you have to look at the faces of those Gentile mercenaries and live like a Gentile carefully! ……

Citizens, is this the Syracuse that we wanted to build with all the great pains and lives of countless people, defeating the mighty Athenian army and repelling the mighty Carthaginians?! ”

The heavy and impassioned words of Jerolis touched those present, and the words that revealed the difficult living conditions of the citizens of Syracuse today pierced their hearts like a dagger, and immediately provoked a violent reaction: "No, this is not our Siracusa!" ”

"We don't want heavy war taxes!"

"We don't want war!"

"Mercenaries get out!"

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In the midst of the excitement of the crowd, I don't know who shouted: "Dionysius, get out!" ”

The cacophony suddenly became quieter. In the course of these years, the citizens of Syracuse staged two riots against Dionysius, but in the end they were unsuccessful, and after the riots, Dionysius carried out bloody hunts, and the people of Syracuse were deeply afraid of Dionysius.

Jerolis duly shouted: "Citizens, what are you afraid of! Dionysius was brutal, but he was now far away in Great Greece, besieged in Siritim by the Ionians along with the mercenaries on whom he depended, and our fleet had been defeated so many times that it was impossible to transport them back safely under the threat of the Dionian fleet! The mercenaries who remained had been taken to Meyaro by Masias, and even the armies of the neighboring states around Syracuse had been taken away, and now they had no more strength in the city except for the two thousand mercenaries guarding the island of Ortigia, the one thousand mercenaries stationed near the south gate of the main city, and the despicable spies under Hyparinus! And we-"

Herois excitedly pointed his hand at the people who surrounded the gates of his house: "There are tens of thousands of brave citizens gathered in the square, and countless people in the port district who are dissatisfied with the tyranny of Dionysius! The mercenaries will not be able to stop us! Dionysius' lackeys such as Felistus and Hipparinus can't stop us! This time, we're going to set Syracuse free! ”

Inspired by Herolis, the crowd gathered around Herolis and shouted, "Down with Dionysius, let Syracuse be free!" ......" 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 joined the ranks with heavily armed clansmen...... By the time they arrived at the square, the team led by Herrolis had increased to nearly a thousand people.

People are social animals of the herd, not to mention that the citizens suffer greatly from heavy taxes and war, so when Herois stood on the high platform and gave a speech, and there were thousands of people cheering on the audience, the citizens who came to participate in the war mobilization basically joined the ranks of the riots, and even the patrolmen who were responsible for maintaining order mostly defected.

Dozens of mercenaries who were supervising the anomaly in the square saw that the situation was not good, and they left early.

In addition to the Spartans' obstruction, it was also related to the lack of a clear plan during the riot, the confusion of the citizens' actions, and the disagreement between them, so this time Herolis they learned a lesson and made a detailed plan for the riot in advance.

Having received the support of nearly 10,000 citizen soldiers in the square, Jerolis immediately sent two thousand men to capture the town hall.

There were two hundred mercenary-turned-guards outside the town hall, but a small number of them died in the homes of Herolis, some were sent to the square, and most of them did not flee back, so that the city hall was only a hundred guards, how could they withstand the surging 2,000 citizen soldiers.

The citizen soldiers easily broke their defenses, killed them one by one, and stormed the town hall to capture all the officials who were still in office. Because the citizens hated their helpers, most of the officials were either killed or beaten to death.

Herois led more than 8,000 citizen soldiers to the west, attempting to attack the mercenaries stationed at the city gates.

At this time, the 1,000 mercenaries, who had received news from the spies and the guards who had fled to the city gate area, heard of the turmoil in the city. You know, their main duty is not to defend against foreign enemies, but to suppress riots in the city and maintain the rule of Dionysius, so although most of the original mercenary citizens outside the city have been taken by Masias to Meiaro to attack the invading Dionians, the remaining mercenaries still did not hesitate to quickly assemble and march towards the square, hoping to strangle it in the cradle while the turmoil has not yet become a big one.

However, Herolis took advantage of the great opportunity created by the mobilization of the war and the formation of an army, and quickly gained the support of tens of thousands of citizens, and also led seven or eight times the number of his opponents.

The two sides met in a narrow street. Because the absolute superiority of the citizen soldiers was unable to deploy, and the mercenaries' strict 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, so that the citizen soldiers, who had been hastily put together and had not even appointed officers, could not advance an inch, and for a time they actually gained the upper hand.

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At this time, Hiparinus and his party were still blocked at the exit of the isthmus, and the congested people not only did not disperse, but showed signs of increasing, they not only blocked the way out of Hiparinus, but also blocked the passage of outsiders into Ortigia Island, which made Hiparinus feel strongly uneasy.

But at this moment, he did not dare to jump out of the carriage, led his entourage and escorts to squeeze into the crowded crowd, and rushed to the city hall. Because of the intuition cultivated by these years of secret affairs, he knew that he was hated by the people of Syracuse, and that if he rashly broke into the crowd in front of him, he would most likely be attacked.

So he immediately returned to the island of Ortigia and quickly came to the mercenary camp and asked them to send an army to disperse the troublesome crowd.

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

Hipparinus had no choice but to convince his daughter Aristopaki to come to the mercenary leader with the son of Dionysius in her arms.

The leader of the mercenaries agreed to send two hundred soldiers to drive away the troublemakers, and the spies finally entered the isthmus and met Hyparinus.

Hyparinus was shocked when he learned that Herrolis had led a rebellion among the citizens of the city.

On the one hand, he scolded Felistos for listening to his advice and arresting Jerolis; While reminding the mercenary leader to defend the island of Ortigea and protect the core area of Dionysius, he also sent a messenger to rush to Meyaro to ask for help from Macias.