The next day, Leon left Sophia in the hotel while he rushed to the meeting place with a few Gestapo.

The meeting, which took place in a small auditorium in the Portsmouth military port, was only to finalize the contents, and after the two sides had agreed, a signing ceremony would take place in London, at which time Britain and Germany would announce the new agreement to the world.

The French side did not know about this meeting, because this agreement was made by Britain in order to disgust France. However, without France, the "Treaty of Versailles" could not be directly abolished, so in order to gain international recognition, Britain specially invited representatives of Italy, the United States, China, Japan and other major countries to support the scene, so that even without France, the new treaty can be recognized internationally.

The meeting was convened at 1.30 p.m., with Lyon, representing the Wehrmacht, and Prince Albert, representing Great Britain, seated at opposite ends of the round table, and representatives of other countries sat next to them, forming a circle.

"General Lyon, what you said last time I went back and repeated it to Mr. Prime Minister, and he also thought that the Treaty of Versailles was an insult to your country and your people, so he submitted to Congress overnight a proposal for amending the Treaty of Versailles, which, after careful consideration, felt that it would comply with the wishes of your people and abrogate the Treaty of Versailles and sign a new treaty of restriction." At the beginning of the meeting, Prince Albert explained the purpose of the meeting to everyone, even though everyone knew it.

Lyon, who was still a little excited, said with a little excitement: "On behalf of my country and the German people, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to your country for taking seriously the feelings of our people. The German people will always remember your generosity, regardless of your past suspicions, and we will continue to contribute to peace in Europe and the world! ”

"I believe that under the leadership of General Lyon, Germany will contribute more firmly to peace!" Prince Albert said with a smile, and then he flipped the page of the manuscript in his hand and began to read out the specific changes, "The content changes are as follows. First, the total number of the Wehrmacht was raised to 300,000. Second, Germany was allowed to expand its navy with a total tonnage of 20% of the total tonnage of the British Royal Navy, and the total tonnage of capital ships should not exceed 100,000 tons, and it must join the Washington Naval Treaty, but it was not necessary to abide by Article 2 of the Naval Treaty. Third, the Wehrmacht was allowed to equip the Wehrmacht with artillery, and the maximum caliber of army artillery should not exceed 203 mm. Fourth, the Wehrmacht is allowed to equip tanks, but the number must be less than 500, the number of armored troops must not exceed 2,000, and the weight of a single tank must not exceed 15 tons. Except as mentioned above, the remainder of the Treaty of Versailles will continue to be implemented. Is there anything wrong with the German side? ”

Leon thought about it carefully, in fact, these revised articles have hardly changed anything for Germany except for the navy, and Germany that should not have it has long been there, but it can just put them on the bright side.

But this is already very good, especially on the naval side, and the benefits to Germany from the Anglo-German naval agreement, which was born 10 years earlier, are enormous.

First of all, Germany was able to use these 10 years to train more excellent naval officers and men, which laid the foundation for the Anglo-German naval war, which was indispensable in the future. Secondly, the construction of naval ships was allowed 10 years in advance, so that the now shrinking German shipbuilding industry completed the recovery 10 years ahead of schedule, with this 10 years of technology accumulation, Germany will be able to build a large number of warships in a short period of time in the future.

But there are still problems, and Lyon considers the rest of the Treaty of Versailles and asks: "Will the Rhine Demilitarized Zone continue to exist?" Can we reclaim sovereignty over the city of Danzig? ”

Albert turned around and whispered a few words to several other British representatives, and then replied to Leon: "The Rhine demilitarized zone will continue to exist, and you still cannot station troops within 50 kilometers east of the Rhine." The Free City of Danzig and the Saarland will also remain in their original condition until the expiration of 15 years. Sorry, we couldn't have stimulated France more. Have more questions? ”

In fact, today's meeting to discuss the issue of revision is actually a unilateral notice to Germany, because after all, Germany is a defeated country and is completely passive in this regard.

Leon shook his head to indicate that it was gone, and Prince Albert smiled and put a memorandum in front of Leon, who looked at it and signed his name. At the end of the meeting, the two sides agreed on a time to hold the signing ceremony of the new contract at Buckingham Palace in London, which was set for nine o'clock in the morning three days later.

When the news reached Germany, it caused a huge sensation, and almost everyone took to the streets, waving German flags and chanting Lyon's name.

In the history of Germany, except for the successive emperors, there has never been a person who has been admired by all the people like Lyon, who called Lyon "the Bismarck of the new era".

The French side did not agree or oppose the news, but it is said that on the night of receiving the news, servants in the president's office heard several sounds of glass breaking, and they speculated that it might be the reason why the president's hands were not holding his hands steady when he drank water.

The day of the signing ceremony is fast approaching.

Just after 6 a.m., many civilians crowded into the place where the ceremony was held, waiting for the ceremony to begin.

The British side arranged the ceremony in the port of London, and a huge rostrum was erected on the wide wharf at midnight, where the British and German sides will complete the signing of the new contract.

The clock rang at nine o'clock, and the representatives of Britain and Germany walked up to the rostrum from the left and right.

On the British side, Prime Minister Baldwin signed on behalf of the British Parliament, while Prince Albert, Duke of York, who followed him, represented the British royal family.

On the German side, Lyon signed the ceremony, and a large number of German dignitaries, including President Hindenburg and Army Lieutenant General Strauss, attended the ceremony.

After walking to the rostrum and taking their seats, the British side sent someone to read the contents of the new contract in public, and the German side confirmed that it was speechless, and signed it alternately. After Baldwin finished signing, he smiled and placed the contract in front of Leon, who picked up the pen and signed his name solemnly and forcefully with a somewhat trembling hand.

7 years of hard work, 7 years of hiding, 7 years of forbearance have all become a thing of the past at this moment, and Germany will never have to be like a mouse from now on!

"Hooray! Long live Lyon! Long live Germany! There was a burst of noise at the scene, and the vast majority of the crowd were Germans who had come from thousands of miles away, and the local British were all squeezed outside and could not enter, as if it were not Britain but Germany.

"I hope that in the future, we can work together to create a peaceful and stable Europe!" Baldwin stood up and shook hands with Leon and the others.

"Of course, Germany will defend peace to the death!" Leon held the contract representing the future of the Wehrmacht in his hand and said in a sonorous voice.

The name of the new contract was the Portsmouth Peace Treaty, which signified the treaty between Britain and Germany that had been made in Portsmouth for peace.

But who knows if there will really be peace in the future?