User blog comment:Mrlmm0605/Let's Talk Bleach! Part 1 - The Shinigami/@comment-26091912-20150531114355/@comment-4207271-20150602121033

To be fair, The Quincies didn't listen to reason, but neither did the Shinigami. You make an alliance by negotiating, not by making demands. I honestly think they should have listened to Soken Ishida, have the Quincies in a supporting/first responder role, with the less numerous Shinigami acting as the "final blow" in the fight. Strategically, it makes alot of sense.