A retelling of the tale of Mulan. Hua Mulan is a young woman who enters the military in place of her father, despite the risk of shame on her family and death if she is discovered to be a woman. She expects only to fight until the current war is won, but because of her skills she is promoted to be an army general along with her comrade, He Tingyu. Now she must continuously fight to keep her secret while serving her country.