Under Adrian's prior instructions, even if Germany was forced to be willing to hold a separate referendum in Lorraine, the Saar no longer garrisoned troops, the Rhine River did not set up an army group for the time being, and agreed to cede the colonies in the Pacific Ocean to let the French temporarily rest their arms, they had to be saved as a trump card until the last move. Before the United States and Britain have fully revealed their cards, try not to accept the French's tricks.

Naturally, Clemenceau would not accept the German proposal, but the summit had to go on, and he had to soften his attitude.

Because of Germany's support for US President Wilson's "14-point program," there was some ambiguity in the US side's position when Germany came up with the proposal. In the face of the strong demands of Britain and France, apart from trying to help Germany, they basically remained neutral, which made Stresemann a lot easier.

At a time when the situation in the peace talks was turbulent, Stresemann found that the lawyer-born British Prime Minister Lloyd? George, like a cunning fox, seized the British as an active figure, and could concentrate on the manic old French Prime Minister Clemenceau. Therefore, he was prepared to make a limited compromise with Britain, and try to get Britain to come out and pull a side fight between Germany and France.

Stresemann calmed down and said: "I would like to ask the leaders to pay attention to the key words of the peace talks, the German Confederation did not represent defeat and surrender, but made this gesture with the purpose of recuperating the world. If there is any last concession for Germany, it is to cede all the colonies outside of Europe and leave them at the disposal of the British."

Lloyd's? George immediately responded: "Chancellor Stresemann's proposal is very important, this peace talks do not characterize Germany as a defeated surrender, nor does there be a word for punishing war criminals, the heads of state can understand their thoughts, but they can't go too far, after all, Germany also needs to be rebuilt, I would like to represent Britain is willing to sign a new version of the trade agreement with Germany after the end of the peace conference, and do my best to give Germany trade and transportation convenience on British territory, such as German merchant ships docking for supplies, can be exempted from some fees, etc." ”

In between meetings, Lloyd? George quietly approached Stresemann, angrily denounced the shamelessness of the United States, and proposed that Germany completely ignore the attitude of the United States, and at the same time, Britain would not let France cede half an inch of Germany's "inherent" territory, which surprised President Erezemann again with his wisdom and foresight.

The territorial dispute on Britain's side was resolved, and the United States also felt that Wilson's 14-point program had a bright future because of the support of Germany, and slowly lost interest in this meeting, and the peace talks were interrupted again and again, or even temporarily shelved, and the old French Prime Minister Clemenceau was so angry that he went crazy, but he was helpless, and at present, France could not organize any war against Germany alone, especially after Britain and the United States issued warnings and threats. Clemenceau already felt that it was unlikely that France would gain the slightest advantage in this peace conference, so he threatened to leave. On February 11, 1919, the octogenarian chancellor left Berlin angrily with the French delegation and returned to Paris. The news immediately became the focus of major media attention, and it also inspired various French generations to slam their mouths against Britain and the United States, especially US President Wilson.

The peace conference could not have taken shape without the participation of the French, and Stresemann had to rush to the president's office again for advice. Eric? Adrian was generally satisfied with the results of the peace talks, highly appreciated Stresemann's diplomatic approach, and also felt that it was inappropriate for the aging French Prime Minister Clemenceau to leave in anger, in principle, Germany could give the French army some concessions, willing to temporarily leave the German-French border unfortified, Lorraine could also hold a referendum on whether to stay or go, and half of the mining rights in the Saar region were given for 10 years, and he also agreed to pay compensation equivalent to France's national income for two years from 1912 to 1913, so as to strive for France to return to the negotiating table.

Stresemann drafted Adrian's speech into a title and asked President Eric and Max, who were present, to sign it.

Adrian knew that Stresemann was a steady and capable man, but also a man who was afraid of responsibility, so he signed his name very quickly, and Max, the chief of staff of the president, as a witness present, also signed.

As the main representative of the French side in the peace talks, the old Chancellor Clemenceau actually did not want to leave Berlin, but he could not force the difficulties of Britain and the United States to make peace, so that his proposal to effectively punish Germany could not be fulfilled.

President Eric personally built a larger staircase for Clemenceau, and carried a gift bag, and the whole of France immediately rejoiced and not only accepted the offer, but the major newspapers also reprinted many positive rumors about President Emenceau. Clemenceau reacted immediately, agreeing to return to Berlin again.

After four years of war, the European continent has finally come to an end, and the so-called Berlin peace talks are in fact an international interest trading conference controlled by the four giants of Britain, France, the United States, and Italy. In this battle without gunpowder, they have no losers, only a relationship between fighting more and fighting less.

The United States does not seem to have many dividends, but in fact it is the biggest winner, and the generosity they have shown in the peace talks has won the support of many countries, and they have seized the opportunity to delineate the future world order as selfish and hegemonic.

Clemenceau returned to Berlin, and the peace talks were reopened, and a very interesting scene emerged, in which each country would be an opponent of the other two countries, and could join forces with either of the other two countries.

In the final analysis, Britain and France are opposed to the establishment of the League of Nations, and the former hegemonic countries will take the lead of the United States in the future, which makes them embarrassed, but they can only hold back in their hearts and secretly compete, because each side may pull the United States to stand for themselves. In this regard, British Prime Minister Lloyd? George is worthy of being a master, but he has brought the art of cooperation to the extreme, sometimes pulling France together to deal with the United States, sometimes forming an alliance with the United States to suppress France, and reaping a lot of benefits for Britain, but he has always avoided talking about the League of Nations, although the United States once read out the "14-point outline", but the interest has not been high, and the angry Wilson also wants to withdraw from the peace conference.

There is a law in the peace talks that will never be broken, that is, Germany cannot be "weakened too much", and this is a clause between the United States and Britain that will never make concessions, because the United States wants Germany to counterbalance the red Soviet Union, while Britain wants Germany to counterbalance the arrogant France. Clemenceau understands this very well, but it is also the subject that is most important to him.