After half a day of discussion, they quickly re-negotiated the terms of the negotiations, allowing Chrysops to return to Greater Greece.

Eventually, Dionya and Sparta signed the famous "Peace of the Two Kings" (that is, the king of Dioonia and the king of Sparta finally signed the peace treaty), and the content of the peace treaty was roughly as follows: first, Sparta and Dioonia maintained peace, mutual non-aggression, and friendly exchanges;

secondly, with the middle line of the Adriatic Sea and the north and south as the boundary, Sparta regarded the western Mediterranean as the sphere of influence of Dionia, and was not allowed to send any army or warship into it, nor to send emissaries to form an alliance with any city-state in the western Mediterranean, or to incite and support other city-states in hostilities against Dionia; Similarly, Dionya regarded the area east of the Adriatic Sea as Sparta's sphere of influence, and was not allowed to send any army or warship into it, or to conclude an alliance with any other city-state in the eastern Mediterranean, or to incite and support other city-states in hostilities against Sparta;

Thirdly, considering that Syracuse was now part of the Spartan allies, Dionica undertook not to infringe on Syracuse's territorial interests and not to force him to join the Dionica League. However, Tarantum of Greater Greece did not have any allied relationship with Sparta, and the conflict with Dionya was an internal affair of Great Greece, and according to the second principle of the contract, Sparta would not intervene;

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The friendship agreement is for a period of 10 years and will be renewed if there is no objection between the parties.

Dionya signed this agreement with Sparta, which was not announced to the public. After all, the two sides regarded the other city-states as nothing, and the matter of privately dividing the Mediterranean Sea was too much for the Greeks to hear, and it would not be beneficial for either side to spread the news.

However, after signing the agreement, Chrysops made a special trip to Tarantum and announced Sparta's decision to the council: Sparta would not interfere in Tarantum's affairs.

When the generals and the councillors of Tarantum heard this, they were mournful, and the council was in mourning.

Two days later, Tarantum sent emissaries to Dionia, expressing his readiness to accept Dionia's conditions and become a "free city" of the Union.

After the signing of the agreement on the annexation of Tarantum to the Dionian League, the Turriy Senate began to release the Tarantum captives in batches and for a long time, as Davos had ordered. Why isn't it all released all at once? Davos mainly considered that Tarantum had a precedent of breaking the alliance, and he was afraid that after it got the benefits, he would suddenly regret it, and the main force of Deonia was still temporarily sitting in Siriting, dealing with some post-war matters in Greater Greece with Davos, and could not return in time to deal with it. At the same time, Davers also wants Tarantum to suffer a little more, which will correct their arrogant character and facilitate future management.

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After the unsuccessful raid on the city of Syracuse, Dionysius retreated to the island of Ortigia, while Gerolis pleaded with the First Legion of Dionysa not to leave for the time being, and to have it stationed at Hexamen, so that they could receive their assistance at any time. At the same time, Herolis reorganized the city, formed a new defense force, and asked the officers of the First Army to direct the Syracuse militia in defending the walls of the isthmus.

The defeat of Dionysius caused the population of the port area to no longer remain neutral, and troops were sent to the city to be under the command of Jerolis.

Ten days later, the new leadership of Syracuse, led by Herolis, who had signed a peace treaty with Dionia, welcomed the first batch of Syracuse citizens who had returned to Sicily from Greater Greece.

Dionysius's operation to send ships and small groups of mercenaries to land along the coast of Syracuse to harass them gradually came to an end.

Seven or eight days later, the Spartan emissary Phoebidas arrived in Syracuse, formally recognized the new government of Syracuse, and reaffirmed the covenant with Syracuse.

The new Syracuse regime, supported by both Dionya and Sparta, finally decided to sever ties with Dionysius and send emissaries to Herolis and others to convey their friendship.

Dionysius was now completely isolated, and although the "rebels" were unable to break through the impregnable ramparts and make it to the island of Ortigia, his hopes of retaking Syracuse were almost impossible. What worries him even more is that the island's food is being consumed rapidly, and it is only enough for more than a month.

It was at this moment that Phoebidas made a bold move, entering the island of Ortigia alone, despite the danger, and had a frank conversation with Dionysius.

Eventually, with Phoebeidas' assurance, Dionysius agreed to leave Ortigea with his family and his supporters, as well as the more than a thousand mercenaries, for Sparta. At the same time, the Council of Syracuse agreed to provide ten three-sculpled warships free of charge in order to get Dionysius to leave Sicily as soon as possible.

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Felistos saw Dionysius standing on the pier pier, staring at the island of Ortigio behind him for a long time, and the whole fleet was ready, waiting for him alone, so he disembarked again and persuaded him: "Dionysius, let's go." ”

"Felistos, my dear friend." Dionysius stood in front of him, but his voice seemed ethereal: "I can see it...... The people of Syracuse, both in times of peace and in times of war, are constantly ...... The constant infighting consumes its own energy, and it cannot be used entirely to expand its territory and seek more benefits for Syracuse itself! ”

"Yes, Dionysius, that's why I'm fully supporting you." Felistos said with emotion, casually expressing his reasons for following him.

"So I don't think that Jerolis can correct this bad habit of the people of Syracuse...... Dionisius continued quietly.

"This man Jerolis is too idealistic, often self-righteous, easy to go to extremes, but lacks courage and ruthlessness, he can't control Syracuse!" Felistos spoke of his friend who had deceived him and imprisoned him as calmly as if he were talking about a stranger.

"In this troubled world, it is necessary to shock the people with blood and conquer the enemy with strength! Herois won't understand, and thankfully he won't! With a grim smile on his face, Dionysius pointed to the north of the island of Ortigia: "Without me as a common enemy, I dare to swear to Apollo that within half a year, there will be civil strife in Syracuse, and then it will be time for us to return!" ”

"The populace is forgetful. When Syracuse loses its position as the overlord of Sicily, and the people of Syracuse suffer from the contempt of the Gentiles, they will soon feel the cruelty of reality, and they will miss you again! I even think that when the time comes, not only will they not rebel against you, but they will warmly welcome you into Syracuse! Felistos agreed with Dionysius' words, and he said seriously, which was one of the reasons why they were willing to follow Dionysius away.

"Hahaha, Apollo will bless us, just as he has blessed us many times before!" Dionysius turned around with a smile, and suddenly he remembered something, and his face became gloomy again: "But Dionysia is a big problem, we still need to discuss some countermeasures for it......"

The two discussed in a low voice and boarded the ship.

Trumpets blow, oars beat the water, and ships leave the island of Otigia and head east.

The news that Dionysius had left Sicily quickly spread throughout Syracuse, and the whole city burst into cheers.

The big stone that had been pressing on his heart was removed, and Herolis felt light, and he was the one who would lead the people to restore the prosperity of Syracuse, and he was full of confidence in himself.

In the center of the fleet bound for Sparta was a large passenger ship, on which Dionysius, his followers, and his family were present.

At this time, Dionysius, Felistus, Hipparinus, and Phoebidas were chatting in the cabin.

"Now it seems that Dionya's original threat to attack Lokry was probably to lure us in Syracuse to send an army to land in Greater Greece as soon as possible." Dionysius sighed.

"Listening to you, did you lead an army to invade Great Greece or were you lured by the Dionians?!" Phoebidas showed a hint of disdain.

"The conquest of Great Greece is indeed a goal of mine!" Dionysius, who was already an exile, was very honest at the moment: "But I overestimated the strength of Syracuse and underestimated Dionia, especially Davers!" I thought I was already paying attention to that young man, but his military command skills exceeded my expectations, and I didn't expect him to quickly repel the Samonai army that I had instigated, and quickly return to Turiyi, defeating my army at sea and on land with his unique tactics! …… Felistus, I should really listen to you, and not be too hasty to attack Greater Greece, but should spend a few years consolidating the supremacy of Syracuse in Sicily, so that the people who are already a little tired of war can get enough rest! Then even if the Great Greek War is lost, we will be able to hold Sicily! ……”

"What's the use of talking about this now, we've all been driven out of the Western Mediterranean!" Hiparinus said angrily.

"Of course it works!" Experiencing the initial frustration of leaving, Dionysius has now regained his self-confidence: "Learn the lessons and avoid making the same mistakes next time, we weren't like that back then, every time we suffered a setback, the next time we came stronger, we stood higher, so in the end Syracuse became the overlord of Sicily!" ”

Phoebis watched from the sidelines and watched Dionysius unabashedly his ambitions, and he didn't intend to speak, but he didn't expect Dionysius to say to him emphatically: "Phoebidas, when we attacked Great Greece, what do you think we should do to defeat Dionia and avoid today's ending?" ”