, ▁a ▁dis g rac ed ▁former ▁guard ian , ▁to ▁aw aken ▁the ▁stone ▁drag on , ▁but ▁he ▁accident ally ▁dest ro ys ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁M ush u ▁conce als ▁this ▁from ▁the ▁ancest ors ▁and ▁resol ves ▁to ▁protect ▁Mul an ▁himself . ▁ ▁Report ing ▁to ▁the ▁training ▁camp , ▁Mul an ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁pass ▁as ▁a ▁man , ▁although ▁her ▁military ▁skills ▁are ▁initially ▁lack ing . ▁M ush u ▁provides ▁cl ums y ▁guidance ▁to ▁Mul an ▁on ▁how ▁to ▁behave ▁like ▁a ▁man ▁based ▁on ▁his ▁poor ▁jud g ement ▁and ▁s tere ot yp ical ▁views . ▁Under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Captain ▁Li ▁Shang , ▁she ▁and ▁her ▁fellow ▁rec ruits ▁Y ao , ▁L ing , ▁and ▁Ch ien - Po ▁gradually ▁become ▁trained ▁war riors . ▁Des iring ▁to ▁see ▁Mul an ▁succeed , ▁M ush u ▁creates ▁a ▁fake ▁order ▁from ▁Shang ' s ▁father , ▁General ▁Li , ▁ordering ▁Shang ▁to ▁follow ▁the ▁main ▁imperial ▁army ▁into ▁the ▁mountains . ▁The ▁rein for c ements ▁set ▁out , ▁but ▁arrive ▁at ▁a ▁bur nt - out ▁enc amp ment ▁and ▁discover ▁that ▁General ▁Li ▁and ▁his ▁troops ▁have ▁been ▁mass ac red ▁by ▁the ▁H uns . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁rein for c ements ▁solemn ly ▁leave ▁the ▁mountains , ▁they ▁are ▁amb ushed ▁by ▁the ▁H uns , ▁but ▁Mul an ▁clever ly ▁uses ▁a ▁Hu ol ong ch ush ui ▁can non ▁to ▁cause ▁an