Barbarian hordes had invaded and the border towns were overrun. The call went out for able-bodied men to join the army. Hua Mulan returned home from her hunting to find that her frail father had been summoned. Her brother was too young to enlist so she volunteered to take her father's place but her parents rejected the idea. Determined to convince her father, she conspired with her cousin and elder sister. Dressed as a man, she sparred with her father and defeated him. Both astonished and impressed, he gave her his blessings to join the army.With her cousin accompanying her, she joined the ranks of army recruits and managed to impress the General in the recruits martial trials. In the 12 years of fighting, she rose through the ranks and attained the status of general. Through this period, she became fast friends with the group of recruits she was with and General Li. The war eventually drew to a close with an ambush and capture of the barbarian king. The Commanding General of the army threw a celebratory feast, after which, he drew Mulan aside to discuss a matter with her. He was especially impressed with her abilities and character and wished to bethroth his daughter to Mulan. Unable to reveal the truth about her identity and reluctant to refuse him outright for fear of offending him, Mulan dodged the issue by pretending to be feeling weak from her wound received in the last battle.Marshal Ho promises Hua Mu-lan a peerage but Mu-lan asks for retirement to be with her parents. The marshal is moved by her filial piety and agrees. But he wants to grant Mu-lan the hand of his daughter. Mu-lan finds herself in a very awkward situation. Li Kiang comes to see Mu-lan off. She tries to make him see that she is a girl. But Li fails to pick up the hint. Mu-lan has to tell him that she is trying to be his matchmaker. The Emperor happily endorses the marriage between Hua Mu-lan and the marshal’s daughter. Li Kuang is sent to the Hua village as the marriage emissary.In the excitement, Mu-lan comes out to meet Li in her feminine attire. Li Kuang is first surprised and then overjoyed. His mission, however, is a complete failure. When Li is leaving, Mu-lan sends him off and they exchange tokens of betrothal.
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