Ignoring the fact that the side characters inadvertently send the new recruits to save day by forging a letter. Was Mulan right to run away in an effort to save her father's life? What would have happened to a man like him had he gone?

I noticed that Captain Shang, the son of one of, if not the highest ranking general, in all of China knows the name Fa Zhou. "THE Fa Zhou"? Meaning either his fears are taught in schools or he heard stories of him from his father. Either way it implies that Mulan's father is well known, respected, and possibly a hero.

Considering his clearly injured leg and experience along with his renown, what role and level of danger would he have been in?

Thanks