Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-3539474-20130910213054/@comment-10207438-20131007175953

Tullius is almost certain to die due to a story conflict(along with Ulfric, rikke, and Galmar)

And a problem with the having more soldiers thing is that the AD has their forces already within all Imperial provinces, once the war starts they are in a great position to do massive damage, even before the main forces of the AD arrives; and even if they die, they will cause enough damage and chaos that the AD forces will have a much easier time to take out the Empire.

without a doubt Cyrodiil will be taken; Highrock and skyrim(if they stay in the empire) are going to be the provinces that the AD will have trouble with; and Cyrodiil will most likely be the main battlefield where the AD and the Imperial Legions(along with Stormcloaks and Redguards) will, without a doubt, force eachother back and forth.