Book VIII, Section 1 is about Emperor Alexios finding out that the Scythians are sending a part of their army to Choerobacchi. Although Emperor Alexios had not rested in a week, he still was very quick to assemble his troops for defense.There was a big difference between the number of people in each army. Emperor Alexios only had about 500 in his troops whereas there were about 6,000 Scythians. As a strategy, Emperor Alexios disguises himself and his troops as Scythians in their armor. With this strategy, he and his troops gain victory over the Scythians.