The son of Ctesitis, a veteran sailor in the port area of Syracuse, who was respected for his skill and experience in sailing, he and several others united the people of the port area with the help of the Syracuse during the War of South Italy and helped Herolis overthrow the tyranny of Dionysius, after which he was elected general during the first reign of Herois.

However, Teagenis and Falekus conspired to oust Herolis and undo some of the policies implemented during his reign, including a number of interests related to the people of the port area, such as the return of the land acquired by the former mercenaries...... When Tessitis heard this, he was very angry, and rushed to the council, and argued with Theagenis, Falex, and others, but they quarreled and returned in anger, and when they returned home, they fell to the ground and died of depression.

At that time, Zamoratis was still young, but because of this, he hated the people of Theagenis and Falekus, and because Cessitis usually talked about the help of the Dioonians at home from time to time, Zamoratis always had a good impression of the Dioonians in his young heart.

When the situation in Syracuse was restored, the people of the port area gained some rights, and they elected Sitis as the general of his younger brother Hiktas, and Zamoratis, who had grown up, gradually gained prestige in the port area because of Tessitis.

At this time, Zamoratis reminded loudly: "Have you forgotten how my father died! Have you forgotten how they dealt with you! Selekecus, a despicable villain who was able to enter the council thanks to the support of Theagenis, has become a hero to the people who don't know the truth by constantly fabricating facts to discredit you and promote yourself!

Which of these senior officers has not received the benefits of Falekus, they always oppose your proposals in the council, so your proposals always fail to pass in the council, and as a result, the people of the port district think that you are incompetent and can't do anything!

And these soldiers in the audience who are desperately trying to rush up, why are they so willing to follow Selekekus and them, but you can't command? Because only their fertile land was not deprived by the council, they did this deliberately so that the people of the port area would no longer be united, hateful and fighting with each other...... If this continues, my father and uncle, your hard work will be in vain, and we will lose everything and become the slums of the port district that we had nothing again, at the mercy of their city insiders!

Uncle, we can't go on like this, we're fed up with the insidious and hypocritical rule of Syracuse, we want to be Ionians, to live a new, rich life! ”

Zamoratis's words struck Hiktas's heart, and his gaze at his nephew changed from painful and solemn at the beginning to soft, and he said with emotion: "Zamoratis, you have really grown up, and your father will feel very pleased!" ”

After speaking, he strode to the platform, facing the chaotic square, pointed with his right hand at the soldiers who were rushing towards the platform, and shouted with a serious expression: "Brothers in the port, I am your commander Hiktas!" These soldiers are traitors to our portmen! Now I command you to take up arms, attack them, and take them all! ”

Although he was suppressed and isolated by the democrats and centrists of the council, and some people in the port area were dissatisfied and misunderstood, he is still the most prestigious one in the port area, and many people still believe in him and follow him.

What's more, shouting "Hitarx has killed someone!" He's a traitor! He's going to betray Syracuse! ...... "Most of these soldiers who want to kill the platform and rescue the captured high-ranking officers are deliberately taken care of by the council, and their lives are not bad, but the difference in wealth and political rights makes them naturally have a sense of superiority in status when facing their former companions, and arrogance and contempt lead to deeper and deeper estrangement."

Hitacus's orders gave the inferiority soldiers a chance to retaliate, and Artemis's men deliberately guided them, and more than half of the soldiers swung spears and short swords to attack the "enemy" that Hitars pointed to.

The soldiers, who were anxious to regain their officers, basically gathered under the platform, and when they heard Hitarks's words, some of the soldiers felt bad and wanted to turn around and flee; Instead, some soldiers stepped up their attacks, trying to rush to the platform, capture Hitarx, and solve their own crisis; Some of the soldiers even had the audacity to throw javelins at Hitarx.

Because they were in the center of the front of the square, the other soldiers responded to the call, quickly surrounded them all, launched an attack on them from all sides, and the soldiers on the platform also condescendingly threw javelins at them, it was difficult for them to organize an effective defense without the command of senior officers, and the surging offensive around them made them even more frightened, and it didn't take long for the sound of surrender to be heard in the encirclement, but the port soldiers who could kill did not stop attacking, They kept stabbing their weapons at their former heroes, and the terrible screams lasted for a long time......

"Uncle! ......Even Zamoratis, who had asked to defect from Syracuse, felt a little unbearable.

"Now that we have decided to join Dionia, we need a group of soldiers who are willing to follow us and are very united, so it is necessary to kill them!" Hiktath had been indecisive and hesitant before, but once he made a decision, he seemed to be a different person, and after saying this coldly, he silently clasped hands and watched.

Samoratis listened, thoughtful.

At this moment, the guards on the side suddenly shouted: "Lord Hiktas, look! The council has sent someone! ”

Hitarx hurriedly turned his head to look, and saw two men dressed in white Bolton appear on the southern edge of the square, followed by a small group of soldiers.

"Zamoratis, take a team of people and catch them all!" Hiktath said immediately.

Zamoratis took the order and left.

Although the people sent by the council were blocked by the dense crowd in front of them, and they could not see what was happening in the square, the screams clearly reached their ears, so they felt bad and turned and fled without stopping.

Hiktath's face became even more gloomy when he saw the failure of the capture on the platform, and he turned to the guards and whispered, "Let the soldiers speed up their attack!" ”

After more than 10 minutes, the sounds of fighting and screaming in the square gradually subsided, and there were corpses lying under the platform, and blood flowed like a river.

The soldiers held spears in their hands and looked at the corpses of their former comrades, and the battle intent in their eyes gradually turned into confusion.

At this time, Hiktas, who was on the platform, said loudly: "Brothers, we have no way out!" Follow me and we'll join the kingdom of Dionia! More than ten years ago, Tessitis and your fathers fought to win our dignity, and today we will also fight to win a new future for us! ”

As soon as the words ended, someone in the audience responded loudly: "Hiktath, we are willing to follow you and fight those damned city people!" ”

"Defeat the citymen and reclaim everything we've lost!"

"Join Dionia, and we're going to live like the Catanay!"

……

The atmosphere in the square boiled again, and the mood of the soldiers became feverish again.

Hiktas took advantage of the situation and shouted: "Follow me, let's go back to the Great Port first!" ”

The soldiers responded loudly.

But Zamoratis was a little puzzled: "Back to the Grand Port?" Why don't you just kill the city?! ”

"You don't understand." "Although it seems that there are no extra troops in the city, the council did not recruit citizens over the age of 50 before, and most of these citizens participated in the Southern Italian War and the subsequent civil strife, although they are not as good as before, they are experienced, and most of them are heavy infantry. The council has noticed the change here, I'm afraid they have already started to recruit these citizens, and in the main city, they can gather at least 3,000 people, and you look at us......"

Zamoratis subconsciously looked at the square, which was much more empty than before, and the number of soldiers was reduced by nearly half, including more than 500 soldiers who had been killed, and some people who did not agree with Hiktas and did not want to betray Syracuse and quietly ran away, and most of the soldiers left behind were light infantry.

Seeing Zamoratis's silence, Hiktas continued: "And we return to the port, there are many sailors willing to follow us, we can use the inner walls to block the council's attack, and we can also get in touch with the Syracusa army outside the city by boat, what do you think?" ”

Hiktas's last question was not addressed to his nephew, but to Artemis, and although he still had a little resentment in his heart against the Ionian spy for persecuting him in this way, he now had to show respect for him, in order to improve the bad impression that the Dionians might have made of him because of his indecision.

The plan has been successful! …… Artemis rejoiced in his heart, and his attitude became modest: "Lord Hiktas, you are the commander of this army, and you know the situation inside the city best, everything is up to you, if you need me to contact the army outside the city, I am willing to carry out your orders." ”

"Good! Good! ......" Hiktas looked grateful, and then shouted to the soldiers around him: "Come with me, let's go to the Great Port!" ”