Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-30011802-20170217032502/@comment-26893431-20170329134821

ZhugeQuanqiang wrote: Blademaster Jauffre wrote:

3. The Stormcloaks would get utterly destroyed in a matter of days, then the Dominion has a double launching point. If they'd leave Skyrim near-empty, there's no way for the Empire to know it, so they'd have to split forces. And while the Empire would be busy conqeuring Skyrim to avoid getting attacked in the back, the Dominion would invade Cyrodiil.

4. You're comparing apples to oranges, an army is something different from a spy. Spies are always in way smaller numbers. You can't claim there are more spies unless if you're able to prove it. If you have evidence, it's factual. I won't say it's unlikely, just that it's not an argument, since it's not fact.

5. If all you see is two, all you have is two, until the opposite is proven. We call that innocent until proven guilty.

6. So why didn't it happen during the Great War? I mean, sure, Markarth was lost to the Forsworn, but that was about it. To be honest, between Skyrim and Cyrodiil... if I am the Aldmeri Dominion I'll rather invade Cyrodiil over Skyrim 10/10 times after the Civil War ends.

The Stormcloaks will probably last longer than the Empire if Skyrim break free from the Empire mainly because the Aldmeri Dominion has every reason to hit Cyrodiil first than go around a big circle to hit Skyrim. In that scenario, why not just take High Rock it's nearer anyway. And that's where you prove your lack of tactical thinking.

If you attack on one front, and one front only, all of your enemies will go to that front.

If the Dominion invades Skyrim -- conqeurs it (piece of cake since the Stormcloaks are rubbish) and just leaves a small force, the Empire would still need to split troops, because they don't know how many forces the Dominion has in Skyrim.

And while the Empire now needs to split their forces across the borders of Cyrodiil-Elsweyr,Skyrim,Valenwood and the borders of High Rock-Skyrim, the Dominion only needs to focus on one, possibly two borders.

And when they invade, the Empire will not be there in time to counter-attack, taking heavy losses.