?Bitterest Hate

What could have caused a Primarch, especially one as renowned for his single-minded loyalty as Leman Russ, to act in less than full accord with the orders of the Emperor? Much has been made in past treatise of the persuasiveness of the newly anointed Warmaster, seeking to place the blame for this corruption of the fleets orders on his shoulders alone. Such revisionist theories ignore a number of other potential causes, seeking favour with the courts of Terra by idealising those Primarchs who would later fight on the Loyalist side, and are a dangerous conceit for a scholar. It is well recorded in the records of those nearforgotten years that Leman Russ bore little love for his learned brother, whose 'sorceries' he saw as a potential threat to the Imperium. Indeed, the two had quarrelled on a number of occasions, and at the Council of Nikaea Russ been one of Magnus' most vehement detractors. Not only this, but it was an open secret within the ranks of the Divisio Militaris that the Space Wolves had served many times not just as one of the vanguards of the Great Crusade, but?also as one of the Emperor's preferred weapons against traitors and turncoats. It was a task for which they were eminently suited as they stood apart in many ways from their fellow Legions and the hosts of the Imperium alike, courting neither comradeship nor ties of direct fealty save to the Emperor Himself. Building no nations and garrisoning few worlds, they were not the ones to raise fortresses or offer martial example to others, directing armies or standing proudly in the heart of the fires of battle. Instead they remained —as their common name implied— a predator prowling the outer darkness, beholden to but one master. The Space Wolves Legion was truly a force that had been moulded for a single purpose—to destroy utterly any threat deemed dangerous enough to warrant their attention.

是什么導(dǎo)致一位原體——尤其是像黎曼 魯斯這樣一位因一心一意的忠誠(chéng)而著稱的原體沒(méi)有完全按照帝皇的命令行動(dòng)？在過(guò)去的許多關(guān)于被新任命的戰(zhàn)帥（荷魯斯）的說(shuō)服力的論述中，人們?cè)噲D將（懲戒）艦隊(duì)命令的腐化變質(zhì)歸咎于荷魯斯一人。這些修正主義的理論忽視了很多其他的潛在原因，它們?cè)噲D通過(guò)理想化那些后來(lái)成為忠誠(chéng)派的基因原體來(lái)幫助泰拉議會(huì)，對(duì)于一位學(xué)者而言，這是種危險(xiǎn)的狂妄。來(lái)自那些近乎被遺忘的歲月中的記錄文件清楚地記載著：黎曼 魯斯對(duì)于他那位博學(xué)的兄弟幾乎毫無(wú)友愛(ài)，兩者在很多場(chǎng)合都爭(zhēng)吵過(guò)，而且在尼凱亞會(huì)議中，魯斯也是馬格努斯最為言辭激烈的毀謗者之一。不僅如此，太空野狼很多時(shí)候不僅充當(dāng)著大遠(yuǎn)征的先鋒，也是帝皇對(duì)付叛徒逆賊時(shí)最偏好的武器之一，這在軍務(wù)廳的部隊(duì)中是個(gè)公開(kāi)的秘密。太空野狼們也非常適合這項(xiàng)任務(wù)，因?yàn)樗麄円院芏喾绞绞柽h(yuǎn)自己的兄弟軍團(tuán)和類(lèi)似的帝國(guó)部隊(duì)，野狼們既不會(huì)設(shè)法獲取手足之誼，也不會(huì)希冀效忠于帝皇之外的任何人。他們不列封土，也幾乎不在（其他）世界上駐軍，他們不起要塞，也不會(huì)以指導(dǎo)軍隊(duì)或高傲地屹立在戰(zhàn)火中心的方式來(lái)為其他人樹(shù)立尚武的榜樣。相反，就像他們通常的名字所暗示的那樣，他們?nèi)匀皇且蝗涸谕饨绾诎抵信腔驳牟妒痴?，而且只效忠于一位主人。太空野狼軍團(tuán)事實(shí)上就是為了一個(gè)單獨(dú)的目標(biāo)而鑄就的——徹底毀滅任何讓他們覺(jué)得危險(xiǎn)到足以引起他們注意的威脅。

The deliberate selection of Leman Russ and his Space Wolves as the core force of the censure might be seen by some as tacit approval from the Emperor for the destruction of Prospero, a means to remove a threat while remaining outwardly benevolent, despite the wording of His official order. To others it?seems simply the prudence of selecting a force that would not baulk for a moment at any order, however bloody or unthinkable, even one to slay brother Legiones Astartes. The fact remains in any case that having commanded a number of expeditions to remove threats from within the Imperium whose details yet remain hidden to this day, the implications of the Space Wolves'?selection for the Censure force is something that Leman Russ cannot fail to have understood.

將黎曼 魯斯和他的太空野狼軍團(tuán)作為懲戒核心部隊(duì)這一有意的選擇可能被某些人視為帝皇對(duì)于毀滅普羅斯佩羅的默認(rèn)，這是一種在保持外表仁慈的同時(shí)消除威脅的手段，盡管帶有帝皇官方命令的措辭。對(duì)其他人而言，帝皇似乎僅僅是謹(jǐn)慎地選擇一支在任何面對(duì)任何命令時(shí)都不會(huì)有片刻猶豫的部隊(duì)，盡管這條命令可能血腥或難以置信，哪怕是要讓他們?nèi)ネ罋⑿值馨⑺顾剀妶F(tuán)。無(wú)論如何，事實(shí)依舊存在：黎曼 魯斯曾經(jīng)指揮過(guò)多次旨在消除帝國(guó)內(nèi)部威脅的遠(yuǎn)征，而且其細(xì)節(jié)至今都被隱藏著；黎曼 魯斯也明白帝皇選擇將太空野狼軍團(tuán)編入懲戒部隊(duì)的暗示。

機(jī)仆：這是給《普羅斯佩羅之焚》和《千子》打廣告啊…??

荷禿子表示自己雖然是戰(zhàn)帥也是大哥，但普星這口黑鍋得二狗子自己背。

看了hh7，只覺(jué)得魯斯在諧星道路上如喝多了蜜酒的蠻牛般一路狂奔