JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<a rel="9">Link 1</a>
<a rel="6">Link 2</a>
<a rel="3">Link 3</a>
<a rel="21">Link 4</a>

JavaScript

var max = 0, index = 0;

$('a[rel]').click(function(){
    alert($(this).html() + " clicked");
}).each(function(i){
   if(parseInt($(this).attr('rel'), 10) > max){
      max = parseInt($(this).attr('rel'), 10);
      index = i;
   }
}).eq(index).trigger('click');