I think he/they almost have to launch some kind of attack and declare victory. I think any attack should be met with cruise missiles hitting the main police and military hq in Pyongyang.
The soldiers and people aren’t the real enemy of the ROK, the reprisal should be something that hits the big boys and makes it impossible for them to tell their people they won.
One GB-28 up your ass, and you can call it quits for the rest of the day; talk about Excedrin Headache Number 35!