Complex sentence: Xiang made a speech to his men, saying that his downfall was due to Heaven's will and not his personal failure, after which he led a charge out of the encirclement, killing one Han general in the battle.
Split into simpler sentences: Xiang made a speech to his men, saying that his downfall was due to Heaven's will and not his personal failure. After that, he led a charge out of the encirclement, killing one Han general in the battle.