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Bruce, on the other hand, was still a winner. Over seven years, he regained his kingdom. So, by 1314, the English only controlled Bothwell, Berwick, Jedborough and the key, Stirling Castle now besieged by the Scots. Faced with complete humiliation in Scotland, Edward II finally acted and marched north. He met his nemesis in a muddy field along the banks of the Bannock burn. It was not to be the usual story of charge, arrows away, slash, victory, but a relentless twoday affair. Outnumbered three to one, Bruce did get to choose the battlefield, knowing that even Plantagenet war machines don' t work well on wet ground. |
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ér lìng yī fāng miàn, bù lǔ sī réng rán shì yíng jiā. tā yòng qī nián shí jiān, chóng xīn yíng qǔ le tǒng zhì dì wèi, dào 1314 nián wéi zhǐ, yīng gé lán zhǐ kòng zhì zhe bó sī wéi ěr, bèi lǐ kè, jié dé bù lēi fū. ér bīng jiā bì zhēng zhī dì, sī tè lín chéng bǎo, xiàn zài yǐ bèi sū gé lán rén suǒ bāo wéi. yīn sū gé lán lìng qí méng shòu qí chǐ dà rǔ, ài dé huá èr shì zhōng yú àn nà bú zhù, xiàng běi fā bīng. zài bān nuò kè bù ēn hé yán àn de ní zhǎo zhōng, liǎng jūn fā shēng zāo yù zhàn. zhè chǎng zhàn zhēng bù xiàng tōng cháng nà yàng, xiān shì chōng fēng, fàng jiàn, xiàn zhèn, zuì hòu mǒu yī fāng qǔ de shèng lì, ér shì yī cháng zhǎng dá liǎng tiān de chí xù zhàn. miàn duì sān bèi yú jǐ de dí rén, bù lǔ sī xuǎn zé le zhè gè zhàn chǎng, tā shēn zhì jí shǐ shì jīn què huā wáng cháo de zhàn zhēng jī qì, zài ní nìng zhàn dì yì bù néng hěn hǎo dì fā huī zuò yòng. |