"When the riots began, no one saw him. According to the information reported by my spies, it is likely that he was imprisoned by Herolis. Hiparinus said.

"Damn Herolis! I should have cut off his head and hung his body on the head of the city to warn those with bad intentions! This time I'm going to kill his entire family and find the temple priest to curse his soul forever in the River Styx! ......" Dionysius scolded loudly to vent his anger and frustration: without Felistus, it would be like cutting off one of his arms, and many of his plans could not be carried out, because he had quietly returned to Syracuse, and did not intend to appear in public, so as not to be condemned by the people, and many things could only be carried out by Felistus. Now that Felistos is not here, who can he rely on?!

"Jerolis is right outside, with an army of tens of thousands in his hands, you have what it takes to defeat him and kill him! What's the use of just roaring here! Hiparinus said coldly. Among these people now, he is the only one who dares to embarrass Dionysius to his face, and Felistos sometimes criticizes, but he will never be as mean and ugly as him, just because he is not only Dionysius's father-in-law, but also a staunch supporter of Dionysius, and in the most difficult time for Dionysius, it was he who spent all his family wealth, supported Dionysius to run for power, and bought a large number of citizens for him, so that he was elected general of the Syracuse army and led the citizens against the Carthaginian army, Thus embarked on the path of a dictator.

Dionysius stared at Hyparinus, his chest heaving sharply, as if he would pour out his anger at any moment, and Calidmus took a few steps back in fright. But Dionysius finally held back, he snorted heavily, turned his gaze to Megicolis, and asked in a deep voice, "How is the defense of Ortigia Island?" ”

"My lord, the rebels have attacked the walls of the isthmus, but they have suffered heavy casualties and have not been able to capture the city, so they did not attack here again, but built a new wall at the exit of the isthmus, trying to keep us out of the city."

"Have you ever tried to lead an army to attack the Isthmus?"

Meggiklis didn't speak, his gaze turned to Hipparinus.

"I told the mercenaries of Meggiklis not to attack!" Hyparinus said without hesitation: "The situation was dangerous and chaotic, and the first thing I want to ensure is the safety of Ortigia Island!" ”

This time Dionysius was not angry, he was silent for a while, and then said loudly: "Hmm...... Mistress Hiparinus, you're doing the right thing! Megicolis, thank you so much for your efforts and the mercenaries for holding the island of Ortiguia and giving us another place to live! ”

"My lord, it is our mercenaries' duty to defend the island of Ortigia!"

"Is Masias alive or dead now?" Dionysius asked about the whereabouts of his other right-hand man.

"According to the news reported by the spies, he led the rout to flee back to the villages and towns established by the former mercenary citizens outside the city, but Herois did not give him a chance to rest, and immediately sent tens of thousands of troops to attack the former mercenaries and their families in that land. Hiparinus said expressionlessly.

"It's okay if you don't die......" Dionysius could not think about the connection with Masias for a moment, and his mind turned to another question: "What about our fleet?" ”

"The sailors of the port took part in the rebellion, they imprisoned Palonisus, took the ships for themselves, and united with the rebels in Jerolis, and routed the thousand mercenaries who guarded the gates, and also took charge of clearing the mercenaries outside the city...... However, the sailors had some quarrels with the rebels in the city. ”

"What quarrel?!" Dionysius's heart moved.

"Listening to the return of the spies, it is said that the sailors of the port, who wanted to be able to obtain all the land of the former mercenary citizens, and wanted to be able to obtain more political rights, were opposed by the Herolis them......"

Dionysius took note of the incident and asked another question of his greatest concern: "Where is the army of Dionysa now?" ”

"They used to go to Taunis to assist the rebels, to take control of the city, and then it seems that they went north again. Now that the various passages between Syracuse and the north are blocked, it is not possible to get a detailed picture of the situation there. Hiparinus said.

The Dionians were quite cautious! As soon as Dionysius thought of this, he was a little anxious, after all, tens of thousands of Syracuse people were still thrown by him in Siritin, blocking the main force of Dionya for him, if he couldn't recapture the city of Syracuse before the Dionians solved the Cyridine problem, once the main force of Dionya crossed the sea, he would be in danger!

"What about the city-states on the South Coast? Have you gone to ask them for help?! Dionysius asked urgently, this was where he was most likely to get reinforcements, and where his hopes were.

"While there was a great riot in our city-states of Syracuse, Catanay, Leotini, and Tounis, there was also a great deal of commotion in the city-states of the south coast, and Lord Calidmus once risked his life to go to Gera and Agrigento...... Requests for help were all denied. Hiparinus said.

"My lord, these city-states have said, 'In order to help your lordship attack Great Greece, many soldiers have been sent. In order to repel the Dioonians who landed in Sicily, they sent a number of young and middle-aged citizens, but most of them did not return, and now that the people in the city-state are in turmoil and the political situation is unstable, it is impossible for them to send reinforcements. Karidmus said helplessly.

"Even Kamanlina refuses to send troops?!"

Facing Dionysius' cannibalistic eyes, Calidmus nodded tremblingly: "Yes...... Yes......"

"Damn it!" Dionysius scolded: Other city-states can understand, the tyrant of Carmanlina is his own brother Leputin, who was personally supported by him, and he actually turned a blind eye to the chaos in Syracuse, does this idiot think that if I fall, he will be fine?!

Dionysius was angry at his short-sightedness, but there was a sense of powerlessness in his heart: the whole of Syracuse had rebelled, he had lost many citizen soldiers, he had lost the support of his sailors, and even the allies ignored his demands, could these two thousand mercenaries regain the throne of power they once had?

Dionysius was a little dazed, he felt like a big fish stranded on the beach, empty but not strong, in danger of drying up and dying at any moment.

At this time, the ghost of Calidmus asked, "My lord, I wonder what happened to the army of the expedition to Great Greece?" ”

Dionysius' eyes widened and he looked straight at him.

The people around him knew very well that Dionysius had become a deserter, so they didn't mention it sensibly, but Calidmus mentioned the most taboo thing about Dionysius.

"I ...... I...... I mean, if the army in Greater Greece can return, it will be able to retake ...... Retake ......" Under Dionysiusson's cold gaze, Calidmus fought straight with his teeth.

"You have a point." Dionysius was expressionless and his tone was calm: "In this case, I have sent you to the Celestial Court to negotiate with the new king of Dionia, and I authorize you, you can agree to any request he makes, as long as you can bring the soldiers back safely as soon as possible, you had better set off now!" ”

"Ahh I?! Right now?! - "Frightened, Kalidemus was going to evade the patrols of the rebel ships of Syracuse, break through the blockade of the Dionian fleet, and reach Siritin...... It's a life-threatening one!

But Dionysius could not tell him, and let Megicolis and the guards take him to Captain Lacinus.

Although Dionysius didn't think that the shrewd Dionyan king would make such a mistake, in his heart, he still had a little luck, after all, there were thousands of elite soldiers of the mercenary army in Siriting, and as long as he could return, he could easily recapture Syracuse!

"I've been on the boat for two days, I'm a little tired, go and rest for a while, and keep my return a secret—" Dionysius covered his head with one hand and told the people around him a little tiredly, "It's not only the rebels in the city, but also the island of Ortigia, because the rebels have captured most of the officials in the town hall, and their families on the island are worried!" ”

"Rest well, Tomaci and the children need you to comfort them too, they are also terrified these days!" Hiparinus sighed.

Dionysius turned to look at Phoebidas, who had been silent: "You come with me, I still have something to discuss with you." ”

"Good!" Phoebe Das replied very dryly.

On the way to the palace, Dionysiusan said bluntly: "Now you know the situation in Syracuse, and indeed in Sicily as a whole. To tell you the truth, this time the situation is even more dangerous than the last time, and it is very likely that the rebels in the city are still in collusion with the Dionians, otherwise there would not have been a riot on the entire east coast of Sicily on the same day, and it happened at the most critical moment, don't you think? ”

"Quite possibly." Phoebeidas squeezed out a sentence with an indifferent expression.

Concentrate:

Historically, Dionysius finally chose Dionysius the Younger, the son of his son with Lady Doris the beauty of Loqueri, as the heir to the tyrant of Syracuse, rather than the two sons born to Aristopaki, the daughter of Hipparinus, for the possible reasons: on the one hand, these two sons were indeed mediocre in talent and of bad character; On the other hand, it is also out of fear that Hiparinus's relatives have monopolized the government, and it may also be out of revenge for Hiparinus's insults to him for many years. By the time he was appointed heir, Hiparinus had already died.