I'm not contesting any plot holes mentioned above or anything, quite the contrary, but I want to point out that the wall is maybe primarily designed to keep Eorzeans out of the Empire's territory, not the other way around. When you build a wall, it's not necessarily closed at the other side, quite the contrary in fact.
Maybe that wall is facing eorzea, while all the stairs, elevators, machinery, encampments and military barracks are behind it, exposed to Ala-Migho (which is supposed to be, you know, conquered territory under garlean control and whatnot...).
We don't know how many they were exactly to storm that wall, and what were the circumstances surrounding the imperial garrison active there, especially considering the truce was still holding since the Black Wolf failed.
Maybe that wall is facing eorzea, while all the stairs, elevators, machinery, encampments and military barracks are behind it, exposed to Ala-Migho (which is supposed to be, you know, conquered territory under garlean control and whatnot...).
We don't know how many they were exactly to storm that wall, and what were the circumstances surrounding the imperial garrison active there, especially considering the truce was still holding since the Black Wolf failed.
Balmung:Â Suen Shyu
