Does it really change the outcome of the war? Does a country fall when the capital city is captured?
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You know how you can get a package from anywhere in the world in extremely short time? Well that is all thanks to a central hub in Atlanta. Most packages go through that central hub.
Now imagine a new delivery service hires a mercenary group and captures Atlanta (well, the airport at least). Amazon, FedEx, UPS, all of them would come to a screeching halt. Of course they could work around it and deliver your package, but my god would it be a logistical nightmare and take time to get things running smoothly. Meanwhile the new delivery company holds them all hostage and could easily negotiate a deal. They hold all the power.
Now, throughout history, capitals were like the Atlanta central hub, except for *everything*. Currency, information, trade routes, political leadership, you name it. Modern logistics and information sort of make that idea obsolete, though it does still have value if not as much.
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