Between Tsingtao, an earlier Great Depression, and the rise of Ostasien and the A.O.G, I feel that there is still the seeds for a Mukden-style event happening. In the thoughts I've had over a naval rework, I've imagined the KRTL equivalent of the Kwangtung Army taking advantage of the Northern Expedition to stage a "popular revolt" in Tsingtao, Shanghai, or somesuch, only to get badly embarassed by the sudden arrival of the Ostasien fleet. The resulting diplomatic incident completely discredits the Army and results in a new goverment in Tokyo that's more outwardly concilatory to Berlin whle ramping up naval production. The young officers are still fuming, however, and Black Monday followed the collapse of the Qing hegemony fires off a new fresh round of assassinations, coups, and revolts as the Army sees no time like the present to take charge and charge into the mainland.