Hua Mu Lan joins the army in her fathers stead. In spite of her physical disadvantages, Mu Lan pressed on, eventually earning the respect of General Li Rong. Seeing her comrades perish in the battlefield scarred Mu Lan, hardening her resolve to end the war. As the war came to a stalemate, Mu Lan, in a bold but brilliant moment, came up with an ingenious strategy which led her troops to victory. Finally, Mu Lan and Li Rong flanked the enemy from both sides, crushing them in one fell swoop.