Vol 6 Chapter 216: Riot (3)

When Philipss was shocked, he saw Herris picking up a sharp sword and untiedly opened his robes and made a few blood outlets in his arms and chest.
With a few low-pitched calls, Herolis wiped his blood on his body and his face, turned his head and looked at Philips, and he was a bit more fierce in his firm eyes.
Phillips snorted unconsciously.
"Look at him, don't let him run!"
"Yes, master."
After Hollis ordered, he immediately went downstairs.
At this time, the neighbors around Khullis and the citizens who passed through the street and went to the square have been shaken by the pre-arranged slaves of Herolis.
Upon hearing the news that "Herolis is being attacked by mercenaries," Herrose’s painstaking efforts, good image, and hatred of mercenaries have caused almost all the people present to flock together. The house of Raleigh was just blocking the mercenaries who wanted to escape.
When the people saw them, they had no doubts about what the former servants had said. They immediately swarmed and killed the mercenaries one by one.
At this time, Phillips rushed to them in front of them, very grateful to say: "My good neighbors! Syracuse brave citizens! Thank you for coming in time, otherwise I will die in Di Thank you for saving my life in the hands of the mercenaries that Onisius loves!" He said that he sincerely thanked everyone.
But at this time, the people changed their faces because of the reminder of "The mercenary that Dionysius loved" by Herris. When Dionysius used mercenaries to maintain his power, it caused The conflict in the city of Syracuse continues. To this end, he issued a decree, "Any Syracuse who actively provokes the mercenaries who maintain the order of the city state must be severely punished by the law!" Now they are not only provocative, but killing mercenaries...
Herollis put the fear of the color on his face and immediately shouted: "Why did philistos send mercenaries to kill me?! Because the city hall received news from the big Greek yesterday,' Dionia wants to negotiate with us, but Dionysius and Phillips have to reject the peace talks of Dionia. They want to increase their troops and go to Greece to continue with the Greek compatriots of Greece. Combat. I firmly oppose it, and decided to tell the truth to the citizens in the square today. Phillips knew my thoughts, so I sent mercenaries to arrest me, even to kill. Die me!"
Having said that, Herlos increased the volume and said: "Citizens of Syracuse, do you want to stay in the land of a foreign land like a compatriot who was sent to the big Greek before? Back! Do you hope that the war tax on the increase of the city state will never stop, forcing us to bring a wife and a woman to exile in a state because we can’t pay a heavy tax! Do you want to continue to live in your own city, but Look at the faces of the foreign mercenaries, and be careful to live like a Gentile!...
Citizens, is this that we have worked hard, paid countless lives, defeated the mighty Athenian army, and repelled the powerful Carthaginians, and wanted to establish Syracuse? !

The heavy and passionate words of Herolith touched the people present. The words that exposed the difficult living conditions of the citizens of Syracuse today were like a dagger thorning their hearts, and immediately provoked a fierce reaction: "No. This is not our Syracuse!"
"We don't want a heavy war tax!"
"We don't want war!"
"The mercenaries are getting out!"
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In the excitement of the crowd, I don’t know who shouted: "Dionysius is getting out!"
The noisy sound suddenly became quieter. During the past few years, the citizens of Syracuse had launched two riots against Dionysius, but in the end they did not succeed. After the riots, Dionysius carried out killings. The people of Syracuse are deeply afraid of Dionysius.
Herolus shouted in a timely manner: "Citizens, what are you afraid of! Dionysius is cruel, but now he is far away from the Great Greece, and is surrounded by the Dionyrians with the mercenaries he depends on. The West Chamber, and our fleet has been defeated many times, it is impossible to ship them safely under the threat of the Dania Fleet! The mercenaries who have stayed have been taken to the United States by Masias. Yarrow, even the troops of neighboring states around Syracuse were taken away. Now there are two thousand mercenaries in the city of Ortigia and one thousand mercenaries stationed near the south gate of the main city. And with the despicable spies of Hipparinus, they have no more power! And we --"
Herrose was excited to point the people who couldn't get through the gates of his house: "There are tens of thousands of brave citizens gathered in the square, and countless people in the port area who are dissatisfied with the tyranny of Dionysius! The mercenaries will not be able to stop us! The running dogs of Dionysius, such as Phillips and Hipparinus, cannot stop us! This time, we will restore Syracuse to freedom!"
Encouraged by Hercules, the people inspired their confidence. They surrounded Herlos and shouted: "Down with Dionysius and let Syracuse regain freedom!..." marching toward the square.
Citizens who have shoulder-shoulder armor and hand-held shield spears along the way are encouraged to join them, and more famous celebrities and nobles such as Filosanus have their cohorts with their armed groups... When they arrive at the square, Hello The team led by Liss has grown to nearly a thousand people.
People are social animals in the crowd, not to mention the fact that citizens are suffering from heavy taxes and wars. So when Herollis stood on the high platform and gave a speech, there were thousands of people cheering under the audience to come to the citizens of the war to mobilize. They all joined the ranks of the riots, and even the patrols responsible for maintaining order were mostly stunned.
Dozens of mercenaries who supervised the anomalies in the square saw that the situation was not good, and they slipped away early.
They have carefully analyzed the reasons for the failure of the last two riots. In addition to the Spartans who stalked from it, they also have a lack of clear plans during the riots, the chaos of citizens, and the disunity of opinions. They learned the lesson and developed a detailed riot plan in advance.
After receiving the support of nearly 10,000 civic soldiers in the square, Herolus immediately sent 2,000 people to capture the city hall.
There were two hundred guards guarded by mercenaries outside the town hall, but a small part died in the home of Herolis, and some were sent to the square. Most of the results did not escape, making the town hall guards only a hundred people, how to enemies Two thousand civic soldiers have survived.
The civic soldiers easily defeated their defenses, killed them one by one, rushed into the city hall, and arrested all the bureaucrats who were still in office. Because citizens hate their help, most officials are either killed or dying.
Herollis led more than 8,000 civic soldiers to move westward in an attempt to attack the mercenaries stationed at the gates.
At this time, a thousand mercenaries who had been sent to the escorts of the city and the escorts of the city gates heard the turmoil in the city. It is important to know that their main duty is not to defend against foreign enemies, but to suppress urban riots and maintain the rule of Dionysius, so even though most of the former mercenary-born citizens outside the city have been taken to Meyal by Masias, Attacking the invading Dionyrians, but the remaining mercenaries still quickly assembled without hesitation, marching into the square, trying to smash the turmoil in the cradle when they were not in trouble.
However, Herros used the great opportunity created by the mobilization of the war and the formation of the army. He quickly gained the support of tens of thousands of citizens, and the number of troops led by the opponent was seven or eight times.
The two sides met in a narrow street. Because the cadres’ superior military strength is incapable, the mercenary’s strict organization and rich combat experience have been maximized, and such a sinister situation has forced them to make a fierce attack as soon as they come up. Even the cadres who were not appointed by the team officials were not allowed to enter, and they immediately gained the upper hand.
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At this time, Hipparinus and his party were still blocked at the exit of the isthmus. The crowds of the people not only did not disperse, but there were signs of increase. They not only blocked the road where Hipparinus went out, but also stopped it. The passage of outsiders into the island of Ortigia made Hipparinus feel a deep uneasiness.
But at this moment, he did not dare to jump off the carriage, lead the entourage and the guards into the crowd, and rushed to the city hall. Because of his instincts cultivated in secret affairs these years, he knows that he is being attacked by the resentment of the Syracuse people~EbookFREE.me~ rushing into the riots.
So he immediately returned to Ortigia and quickly came to the mercenary camp and asked them to send troops to dispel the troublemakers.
The mercenary leader did not agree, because the two mercenaries only listened to the orders of Dionysius, whose main task was to guard the island of Ortigia and protect the safety of Dionysius and his family. Others, even Dionysius's younger brother or father-in-law, did not mobilize the power of this army.
Hipparinus had to convince his daughter, Aristomore, to hold the son of Dionysius and come to ask the mercenary leader.
The mercenary leader agreed to send two hundred soldiers and drove away the troubled people. The secret agent finally entered the isthmus and met Hipparinus.
Hipparinus knew that Hercules led the citizens of the city to launch a rebellion and was immediately shocked.
He screamed that phillyphus should have listened to his advice and arrested Herolis; reminded the mercenary leader to defend the island of Ortigia, protect the core area of ​​Dionysius, and send it out. The messenger rushed to Meyal and asked for help from Masias.