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Originally Posted by Angry Hill Troll
It would make the most sense for Sauron to send his greatest force against Minas Tirith, which after all was the most populated and best fortified stronghold of his enemies, and also the closest to Mordor.
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I'm not sure about that. I think the elves of Lorien were more populated and better defensively than Gondor. After all, the elves had been there for more than an age, most likely with a steadily increasing population. But in Minas Tirith, the bloodlines were weakening and the population declining.
It would make sense that Sauron would send a larger force against the wood-elves because they were a bigger threat. That is, they would have been, if they had gotten of their lazy butts and helped with the war. As it were, they sat there and watched Sauron waste three armies trying to assault them.
That was his key mistake. He spread his armies too much. If he had used his largest force, he could have easily crushed Gondor inspite of the Rohirrim and the Corsairs. He would have then taken back his ring, and only the will of the Valar could have saved the earth then.