His reply, reminding Frederick that S. is in charge of the squadrons of horse because he knows how (most importantly, when) to use them, reminded me of OP; rephrasing slightly: "I'm interested in continuing my ongoing work as a principal cavalryman ... to focus on the things[0] we're collectively doing to be successful."
I am saying that although we could imagine OP might possibly be fired for refusing to publish rubbish, OP's worst case scenario is still far better than Seydlitz'[1].
[0] Operations of thought are like cavalry charges in a battle — they are strictly limited in number, they require fresh horses, and must only be made at decisive moments — ANW
When refusing to attack he is threatened he will be killed. His reply is: Don't kill me before I attack.
So you are saying OP should refuse until he is threatened to be fired?