User blog comment:AveryWood/Reasons Why Going With the Empire is Better/@comment-1967485-20120818180540/@comment-1967485-20120820024300

In response to ALL comments about "omg empire was going to die!", I want to make ONE point, which renders your arguments useless.

Half a battered legion, comprised of Nords of course, held back the ENTIRE Thalmor Army WHILE being attacked from two other sides. If HALF a battered Legion can hold back an army with a Nord shieldwall, all your arguments are invalid. And yes, it was the "wuss" way. The Empire was a wuss entirely (except the Nord legions) in 1st, Ignoring the Thalmor even when the Khajits and Argonians drifted to them, 2nd, Not continuing the fight against the Thalmor even when the Thalmor's main army and it's finest commander (Lord) was destroyed and killed, 3rd, if a bunch of people in tunics in a desert can fight the "Superior Altmer armed with superb Elven weaponry, magicks, and tactics" then I think Legions of troops with armor, reliable weapons, and tactics can take them on too.

Also, according to books in Skyrim, When the battle was taking place for the Imperial City, Legions of troops were still pumping out from High Rock, parts of Cyrodiil, and Skyrim. So no, they had A LOT more troops to go with.

So in a nutshell:

Main Thalmor army, obliterated.

Finest Thalmor military leader, dead.

Legions of troops still being pumped out from parts of Cyrodil, Skyrim and High Rock.

Empire surrenders. What?