Chapter 859 Coup

The Duke of Brunswick frowned and murmured, "70,000 French Army troops are besieging Cologne, and once it falls, they could cross the Rhine River and attack Dusseldorf at any moment.

"And there are no defenses between Dusseldorf and Braunschweig, and then it's Magdeburg..."

Magdeburg is adjacent to the west of Potsdam. If the French Army reaches there, essentially both Potsdam and Berlin will be impossible to hold.

Wilhelmina pressed, "What do you think we should do?"

"Immediately withdraw from the Anti-French Alliance," said the Duke of Brunswick. "I have spoken with the Crown Prince of France, and I can tell he is still hesitating."

"Hesitating about what?"

"France's main attack direction," the old man said urgently, "If we can reach a ceasefire agreement with the French people before Cologne falls, then France's troops will shift to the south of the Rhine, threatening Bavaria and Austria.