The Battle of Thessala was a battle between the Imperium and the Emperor's Children fought in 121.M31, during the Great Scouring.

塞萨拉之战是帝国和帝皇之子在121.M31大清洗期间进行的一场战斗。

• Conflict:Great Scouring

• 冲突：大清洗

• Date:121.M31

• 日期：121.M31

• Location:Thessala orbit

• 地点：塞萨拉轨道

• Outcome:Traitor Victory, Roboute Guilliman placed in stasis, Imperial fleet decimated

• 结果：叛徒胜利，罗伯特·基里曼安置入静滞，帝国舰队被大大削弱

• Combatants:Imperium/Emperor's Children

• 作战方：帝国/帝皇之子

• Commanders:Primarch Roboute Guilliman (WIA), Chapter Master Lucretius Corvo, Chapter Master Ludon, First Captain Andros (KIA), Second Captain Aeonid Thiel/Daemon Primarch Fulgrim

• 指挥官：原体罗伯特·基里曼(WIA)，战团长卢克莱修·科尔沃，战团长卢登，第一连长安德罗斯(KIA)，第二连长伊奥尼德·希尔/恶魔原体福格瑞姆

• Strength:Ultramarines, Aurora Chapter, Novamarines, Doom Eagles, Iron Snakes, Another two Ultramarines Successor Chapters/Emperor's Children

• 力量：极限战士，曙光女神战团，新星战士，末日雄鹰，钢铁之蛇，另外两个极限战士子战团/帝皇之子

• Casualties:Nearly the entire fleet/Pride of the Emperor crippled

• 伤亡：几乎整个舰队/帝皇之傲号严重毁坏

Battle 战斗

At some point, prior to the battle, the Captain General of the Custodes presented Guilliman with the Emperor's Sword. Prepared to finally kill his traitorous Brother Fulgrim, who continued to plague the Imperium, the Primarch Guilliman assembled a fleet composed of his Ultramarines Chapter, as well as six of its Successor Chapters and began hunting down the corrupted Primarch. After some time, Guilliman's goal seemed to be close at hand, when his fleet tracked his Brother to the world Xolco. There they clashed with Fulgrim, but the traitor escaped and Guilliman relentlessly pursued him to Thessala and prepared himself to end his Brother's life.

在战斗前的某个时刻，禁军元帅向基里曼赠送了帝皇之剑。为了最终杀死继续困扰帝国的叛徒兄弟福格瑞姆，原体基里曼组建了一支由他的极限战士战团及其六个子战团组成的舰队，并开始追捕腐化原体。过了一段时间，基里曼的目标似乎就在眼前，他的舰队追踪他的兄弟到了世界索尔科。在那里，他们与福格瑞姆发生了冲突，但叛徒逃脱了，基里曼无情地追捕他到塞萨拉，并准备结束他兄弟的生命。

However once they neared Thessala, Fulgrim showed his escape had been merely a ruse, as an Emperor's Children fleet suddenly ambushed the loyalists, who found themselves trapped and outnumbered. During the fierce battle that followed, Fulgrim's flagship the Pride of the Emperor heeled over Guilliman's flagship the Gauntlet of Power and the Ultramarines Battle Barge responded with a barrage that created an opening in the Pride's void shields. Seeing a small opportunity to save his fleet, Guilliman led one hundred Ultramarines and strike teams from their Successor Chapters in a desperate teleportation attack against the Pride of the Emperor.

然而，当他们接近塞萨拉时，福格瑞姆表明他的逃跑只是一个诡计，因为一支帝皇之子舰队突然伏击了忠诚派，他们发现自己被困住了，寡不敌众。在随后的激烈战斗中，福格瑞姆的旗舰帝皇之傲号压倒了基里曼的旗舰力量臂铠号，而极限战士战斗驳船则以一发弹幕作为回应，在帝皇之傲号的虚空盾上打开了一个缺口。看到一个拯救舰队的小机会，基里曼带领100名极限战士和来自其子战团的打击小队，对帝皇之傲号进行了绝望的传送攻击。

Aboard the Pride, Guilliman went to confront his Brother with a force composed of his Suzerain Invictarus, along with fifty Ultramarines from the First Company, led by Captain Andros, and fifty from the Second Company, led by Captain Thiel, while the Successor Chapters went to cripple the Pride of the Emperor.

在帝皇之傲号上，基里曼带着一支由他的宗主常胜军组成的部队，以及安德罗斯连长领导的第一连队的五十名极限战士和希尔连长领导的第二连队的五十名极限战士，去对抗他的兄弟，而子战团则去削弱帝皇之傲号。

Guilliman and his forces were left undisturbed, while they traveled through the Triumphal Way and eventually reached the entrance to the Heliopolis, where the Primarch knew Fulgrim was waiting for him. During this time, the Chapter Masters Ludon and Corvo voxed Guilliman and told him of the resistance their forces were facing from the Emperor's Children, as they sought to disable the Pride of the Emperor. After hearing this, Guilliman told his forces to wait outside the Heliopolis, while he confronted Fulgrim by himself. He stated that he would talk with Fulgrim and hopefully distract his Brother long enough for the Successor Chapters to cripple the Pride of the Emperor; this would greatly aid their outnumbered fleet. Andros and Thiel immediately protested against this though and told Guilliman his pride was getting the better of him and that he was simply looking for an excuse to personally kill Fulgrim by himself, in order to avenge the traitor's treachery against the Imperium. Though Guilliman's decision was final, he relented and told his Captains that if Fulgrim attacked and began to overpower him, he would call for their aid. The two Captains agreed and Guilliman entered the Heliopolis alone, where he was soon confronted by Fulgrim, who tried to convince Guilliman to embrace the worship of the Chaos Gods like he had. Guilliman refused and the two Primarchs clashed, but it was soon obvious that Guilliman was no match for Fulgrim's Warp-enhanced strength. Seeing that he was about to be killed, Guilliman called for Andros and Thiel to aid him, but as their forces entered the Heliopolis, Fulgrim called forth a horde of Emperor's Children who had been waiting nearby as well.

基里曼和他的部队没有受到干扰，他们穿过胜利之路，最终到达了赫利奥波利斯的入口，在那里，原体知道福格瑞姆在等他。在此期间，战团长卢登和科尔沃向基里曼发出警告，告诉他他们的部队在试图摧毁帝皇之傲号时，正面临着来自帝皇之子的抵抗。听到这个消息后，基里曼告诉他的部队在赫利奥波利斯外等待，同时他自己与福格瑞姆对峙。他表示，他将与福格瑞姆交谈，希望能让他的兄弟分心足够长的时间，让子战团削弱帝皇之傲号；这将极大地帮助他们寡不敌众的舰队。安德罗斯和希尔立即对此表示抗议，并告诉基里曼，他的自尊心正在战胜他，他只是在找借口亲自杀死福格瑞姆，以报复叛徒对帝国的背叛。尽管基里曼的决定是最终的，但他还是让步了，并告诉他的连长，如果福格瑞姆进攻并开始压倒他，他会请求他们的援助。两位连长同意了，基里曼独自进入赫利奥波利斯，在那里他很快遇到了福格瑞姆，福格瑞姆试图说服基里曼像他一样崇拜混沌诸神。基里曼拒绝了，两位原体发生了冲突，但很快很明显，基里曼无法与福格瑞姆的亚空间增强力量相匹敌。看到他即将被杀，基里曼召唤安德罗斯和希尔帮助他，但当他们的部队进入赫利奥波利斯时，福格瑞姆召唤了一群一直在附近等待的帝皇之子。

As their sons fought around them, the two Primarchs clashed once again. Roboute wielded the Emperor's Sword against his Daemonic Brother but Fulgrim was victorious and he slit his Brother's throat with his poisoned sword. A shocked Guilliman asked his Brother how he was able to fatally wound him and Fulgrim replied that his Warp infused eyes saw the scar that Kor Phaeron's athame had inflicted upon Guilliman during the Battle of Calth. Guilliman then collapsed, but was teleported back to safety aboard the Gauntlet of Power, along with Captain Thiel and the surviving Ultramarines of the First and Second Companies that had accompanied them. Afterwards, the Emperor's Children massacred Guilliman's fleet and the Gauntlet of Power was among the few loyalist ships that escaped Fulgrim's wrath.

当他们的子嗣在他们周围战斗时，两位原体再次发生冲突。罗伯特挥舞着帝皇之剑对付他的恶魔兄弟，但福格瑞姆取得了胜利，他用毒剑割断了兄弟的喉咙。震惊的基里曼问他的兄弟他是如何能够致命地伤害他的，福格瑞姆回答说，他的被亚空间注入的眼睛看到了科尔法伦的诅咒之刃在考斯之战中给基里曼造成的疤痕。基里曼随后倒下，但与希尔连长以及陪同他们的第一和第二连队幸存的极限战士一起被传送回了力量臂铠号上的安全地带。后来，帝皇之子屠杀了基里曼的舰队，而力量臂铠号是少数逃脱福格瑞姆的愤怒的忠诚派船只之一。

Aftermath 余波

To reward his actions at Thessala, Slaanesh gifted Fulgrim with a Daemon World, called Callax; the Primarch subsequently abandoned his Legion, leaving them to their fate. The remaining Emperor's Children leaders, Fabius, Lucius, and Eidolon squabbled, starting a process which would result in the Legion fracturing into infighting warbands.

为了奖励他在塞萨拉的行动，色孽送给福格瑞姆一个名为卡拉克斯的恶魔世界；原体随后放弃了他的军团，任由他们自生自灭。剩下的帝皇之子领袖法比乌斯、卢修斯和艾多隆争吵起来，开始了一个导致军团分裂成内讧战帮的过程。

Trivia 琐事

Conflicting Sources 来源冲突

• In the 1st edition of Dark Imperium (Novel), Roboute wielded the Gladius Incandor against Fulgrim aboard the Pride. In the 2nd edition of Dark Imperium, he was given the Emperor's Sword to wield against Fulgrim by the Captain-General during The Scouring.

• 在《黑暗帝国》（小说）第一版中，罗伯特在帝皇之傲号上挥舞着赤诚短剑对抗福格瑞姆。在《黑暗帝国》的第二版中，他在大清洗期间被禁军元帅授予了帝皇之剑，以对抗福格瑞姆。