(11-17-2014, 06:06 PM)Coatleque Wrote:(11-17-2014, 05:55 PM)Sounsyy Wrote: Very little force was used against Ala Mhigo, only the XIVth legion was used to the best of our knowledge.
Was this the last push? Â I'm fairly certain I had read somewhere that the Empire did try a full-out offensive before they began sowing discord.
There were skirmishes and battles before they took Ala Mhigo, but not an all out offensive. The only all out Imperial offensive was the Battle of Silver Tear, where the Agrius was destroyed by the awakening of Midgardsomr and a huge amount of dragons. This loss, combined with the Empire encountering a Primal on one of their other fronts is what halted their advance until 1.0.
It should be noted that how Ala Mhigo fell was Gaius' exact modus operandi. He did not wish to lay waste to anything in Eorzea unless absolutely necessary, and strongly believed in leaving infrastructure and even some local government and institutions intact. He was dedicated to the concept that there must be something left behind to rule.
As for relative military might. It is worth noting that the as of right now, the Eorzean Alliance is unable to push the Empire out of their remaining bases. It should also be noted that those bases are being held by what is, effectively, the remnants of a single legion. The empire has AT LEAST thirteen other Legions, and may have more.
