"Herolis, the Dionians are not lying when they say they will make it impossible for Dionysius's army to return to Sicily, right?" Philosanus asked worriedly.

"Dionysius lost his fleet and simply could not bring his army back to Sicily. Instead of worrying about him, we should worry about the army that will be captured, not only mercenaries, but also tens of thousands of our citizens and sailors, will Dionya return them to Syracuse without any problems?! "Steisickos is raising an important question that everyone cares about, but does not dare to face, and the same is true for Herolis.

Although they relied on the help of the Dionicians to succeed in the rebellion, once they thought about the future of Syracuse as masters, they instinctively raised their vigilance against Dionia, after all, the two great powers of Syracuse and Dionica had a natural conflict of interests. Although the Herois rebelled against the dictatorship of Dionysius, they also hoped that Syracuse would continue its former glory.

Herois cautiously reassured: "These issues will be discussed later, after all, Dionysius has not been eliminated yet, and we cannot relax our vigilance." And the Dionian army did show goodwill, they stayed away from the Taunis, and so far they had fulfilled their previous promises, and not a single Dionian soldier had set foot on the land of Syracuse...... Of course, we can't let our guard down! Staix, urge the soldiers of the northern wall to increase their patrols! Master Tessitis—"

Herolis looked at the old sailor again, the other generals were his like-minded friends, but this one, who was born poor in the port, and he had to remind him again: "I have heard that there are some Ionians in the port area, and they are spreading rumors that they are disturbing the people and undermining the security and stability of Syracuse. I want you to get these Dionian spies out and banish them from Syracuse when you return! ”

"Yes, that's how it should be! The affairs of Syracuse should be solved by us Syracuse people, and there is no need for the enemy to intervene, because they all have other intentions and want to be unfavorable to Syracuse! Ferosanus immediately loudly agreed.

Tessitis was stunned, as far as he knew: the Dioonians were in close contact with Herois, and they got along well with the poor people of the port, and not only let them organize themselves and unite with the people of the city against the rule of Dionysius's men, but also taught them how to fight for their own interests, and this time the success of the distribution of land was also due to their guidance...... But now the generals who have benefited are going to turn their faces and deny people!

Seeing that he was stunned, Jerolis reminded loudly: "Now that the rule of Dionysius has been overthrown, we are the generals officially elected by the citizens of Syracuse, representing the will of the people, and the Dioonians should be through formal diplomatic channels, not in private and quiet as before, which will not only make the people confused, but also damage the interests of Syracuse!" ”

Herois said this in such a way that Ctesitis could not object, but could only agree.

"Philosanus, would you like to go to Dionya and discuss with the Diorian Senate how to end this war and return the citizens of Syracuse who were captured by Dionia?" Herois asked.

"I'd love to go!" Ferrosanus readily agreed.

"In case the Dioonians make a lot of harsh demands on us!" Falekus, another general of Syracuse, expressed his concerns.

"I think the Dionians will probably be more reparations from the war as well as ...... Guarantee them in the north of Syracuse...... Catanay, Leotini and other city-states. In the past few days, Herolis has not only led the people to purge the remnants of Dionysius inside and outside the city and stabilize the order of Syracuse, but also pondered how the new Syracuse regime can achieve security and development in the next situation. Dionya was a boulder that stood in front of Syracuse, and it was impossible to get around, and of course Hrolis had thought a lot about it.

"Dionya may even allow us to dissolve the Sicilian League and return the lands of the other city-states we have conquered in the past!" Stasikos reminded loudly.

The faces of all the people changed, especially Ctesitis, for the land promised by the Council had been taken by Syracuse from several vassal city-states to the south.

Herois was still calm: "Negotiating, of course, the other party will make a lot of excessive demands, but ...... Ferosanus, you have to remember that without the cooperation of our Syracuse, Dionya may not be too happy, for example, we can go to Silitin to persuade those tens of thousands of troops to surrender and help Dionia end the war in Great Greece as soon as possible, and for example, if we Syracuse do not recognize the Sicilian city-states such as Catane and Leotinius supported by Dionia, they will not be able to gain a foothold on the east coast of Sicily...... "The more Herois said, the more confident he became, he had a very deep understanding of Dionya and especially Davers over the years, He believed that the new young and wise king of Dionya would not be blinded by hatred and make excessive demands.

After hearing this, Philosanus had a bottom in his heart, and he promised: "Don't worry, I won't let the interests of Syracuse be damaged!" ”

"When it's time to make concessions, we have to make appropriate concessions, after all, we have a side to Ionia." Herois was afraid that Ferosanus would be too upright and annoy Davers.

"I understand that I'm here to negotiate, not to recite poetry." When Ferosanus finished speaking, everyone laughed except for Ctesitis. In the past, Dionysius held many poetry banquets, and Philosanus always made Dionysius unable to step down, thus arousing the resentment of the tyrant.

"Falekus, how much money do we have left in our treasury?" Herois asked.

"Uh......" Falekus was about to reply, when the guards ran in, "Ladies and gentlemen, a Spartan has come to the island of Ortigia, saying that he is a messenger from Sparta, and has asked to meet you. ”

"Spartan emissary?!" The faces of the people were amazed.

It's finally here! Herois clenched his fists.

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Phoebeidas walked into the town hall, and there were ten people in the room, none of whom he knew. In fact, every time he came to Syracuse, it was Dionysius who entertained him in the palace on the island of Odogia, accompanied by officials and servants at any time, so that he enjoyed the treatment of an oriental prince, and he hardly went deep into the city of Syracuse alone to experience life, except for the last time when the Carthaginian army came to the city.

But just because he doesn't know others doesn't mean they don't know him. Scarlet coat, long hair and shawl, thick beard, hooked nose, cunning and sharp eyes, and a cold and arrogant look on his face...... Herois was too familiar with this Spartan, and he subconsciously shouted: "Dionysius is back?!" ”

As soon as these words came out, not only Phoebe Das, but everyone else was surprised.

Although Phoebidas was a little surprised, his face did not appear, he looked at the man standing in the middle of the crowd and asked, "Are you?" ”

"Herolis, Chief General of Syracuse elected by the Citizens' Assembly!" Herolis said loudly and solemnly: "Honorable Spartan envoy Phoebidas, did Dionysius ask you to come?" ”

This is Herolis?! Phoebidas suppressed the curiosity in his heart, and did not look at him carefully, but snorted coldly: "What right does Dionysius have to instruct the Spartans, I just want to go back to Sparta to report the war in Great Greece to the Council of Elders, and by the way, help him come here to urge reinforcements, but I didn't expect to see a group of thugs messing up Syracuse!" ”

"We are not thugs, Dionysius is! We have only taken back the rights and freedoms that rightfully belong to the people of Syracuse! Ferosanus retorted loudly.

"Oh, freedom!" Phoebidas snorted again disdainfully: "When Dionysius led the army to finally turn back some of the decline in the war, and only one or two thousand reinforcements were needed to turn the tide of the war, this rebellion you launched will cause tens of thousands of Syracuse citizens to lose their aid and eventually die in Great Greece!" ”

Some of the generals were slightly ashamed, while others loudly retorted.

"Dionysius started this war by risking the lives of the citizens of Syracuse, and if this continues, the Greeks of all Sicily will have to be martyred for Dionysius' ambitions! Apollo willing, we have stopped the citizens of Syracuse from continuing to make senseless sacrifices for this war that does not belong to us, and we will negotiate with Dionia to save the citizens trapped in Greater Greece! Stasikos said loudly.

"A war that doesn't belong to you?!" Phoebidas sneered: "The Dionian army has already captured the Taunis closest to Syracuse, and Syracuse is already under the threat of the Dionians' shield spears, which has nothing to do with you?!" ”

"This is all the result of Dionysius's constant aggression against others!" Ferosanus waved his right hand and said angrily.

Herolis interrupted his best friend's speech: "Envoy of Phoebidas, these are all internal affairs of Syracuse, we will deal with it in the end, you can directly state the purpose of your visit." ”

Phoebeidas's eyes pierced him like blades: "Syracuse is an ally of Sparta, and of course Sparta needs to care about Syracuse's internal affairs to ensure its political stability and not let Sparta's interests be harmed." If necessary, we Sparta will also send troops to help restore order to the chaotic Syracuse! I did just that four years ago, and today I want you to think about my suggestion calmly! Spartan advice! ”